abduction

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Noun abduction has 2 senses

abduction - 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
--₁ is a kind of capture, seizure

Derived form: verb abduct₁
abduction - (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
--₂ is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility

Derived form: verb abduct₂

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