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abduction

 
Noun abduction has 2 senses
  1. 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
  2. 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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