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Abduction
01
the act of forcibly taking someone away, typically by kidnapping
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
abductions
Examples
The police are investigating the abduction of a child from the park.
02
(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
Lexical Tree
abduction
abduct
abduce
