Thesaurus: abduction

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1. n. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.
2. n. The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
3. n. The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress.
4. n. A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.
5. n. the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
6. n. (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
7. 1. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away. Roget. 2. (Physiol.) The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. 3. (Law) The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress. 4. (Logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.
8. The movement which separates a limb or other part from theaxis, or middle line, of the body.
9. n:100 n. the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife n. (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body