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Definition of Abduct
1. Verb. Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom. "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
Category relationships: Crime, Criminal Offence, Criminal Offense, Law-breaking, Offence, Offense
Generic synonyms: Seize
Specialized synonyms: Impress, Shanghai
Derivative terms: Abduction, Abductor, Kidnaper, Kidnapper, Kidnapping, Snatch, Snatcher
2. Verb. Pull away from the body. "This muscle abducts"
Definition of Abduct
1. v. t. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
Definition of Abduct
1. Verb. (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive physiology) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position; to move similar parts apart. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abduct
1. to draw away from the original position [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Abduct
1. To move away from the median plane. Synonym: abduce. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abduct
Literary usage of Abduct
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Russian Court in the Eighteenth Century by Joseph Fitzgerald Molloy (1906)
"CHAPTER X Dissensions in Poland under its new King—Turkey is incited to make war
on Russia—A plot to abduct or assassinate Poniatowski—Daring attempt in the ..."
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