Definitions for abductionæbˈdʌk ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•duc•tionæbˈdʌk ʃən(n.)
the act of abducting.
the state of being abducted.
the illegal carrying or enticing away of a person, esp. by interfering with a relationship, as the taking of a child from its parents.
Category: Law
Origin of abduction:
1620–30
Princeton's WordNet
abduction(noun)
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
abduction(noun)
(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
Wiktionary
abduction(Noun)
The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
abduction(Noun)
The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being.
the abduction of a child
abduction(Noun)
A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Origin: * First attested in 1626.
Webster Dictionary
Abduction(noun)
the act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away
Abduction(noun)
the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body
Abduction(noun)
the wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress
Abduction(noun)
a syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable
Translations for abduction
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
abduction(noun)
to take (someone) away against his will usually by trickery or violence; to kidnap
The president has been abducted.
- ontvoeringAfrikaans
- خَطْفArabic
- отвличанеBulgarian
- raptoPortuguese (BR)
- únosCzech
- die EntführungGerman
- bortførelse; kidnapningDanish
- απαγωγήGreek
- rapto, secuestroSpanish
- röövimineEstonian
- آدم رباییFarsi
- sieppausFinnish
- enlèvementFrench
- חֲטִיפָהHebrew
- अपहरणHindi
- otetiCroatian
- elrablásHungarian
- penculikanIndonesian
- brottnám, mannránIcelandic
- rapimento, sequestroItalian
- 誘拐Japanese
- 유괴Korean
- pagrobimasLithuanian
- nolaupīšana; aizvešana (ar varu)Latvian
- melarikanMalay
- ontvoeringDutch
- bortføringNorwegian
- uprowadzenie, porwaniePolish
- آدم رباییPersian
- د انسان تښتونهPashto
- raptoPortuguese
- răpireRomanian
- увоз; похищениеRussian
- únosSlovak
- ugrabitevSlovenian
- otmicaSerbian
- bortrövandeSwedish
- การลักพาตัวThai
- kaçırmaTurkish
- 綁架Chinese (Trad.)
- викраданняUkrainian
- اغواUrdu
- sự bắt cócVietnamese
- 劫绑，绑架Chinese (Simp.)
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