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abduction

ab·duc·tion [ ab-ˈdək-shən]

abduction

noun

[ab-ˈdək-shən]

Definition of abduction

1 : the action of abducting : the condition of being abducted

2 archaic : the unlawful carrying away of a woman for marriage or sexual intercourse

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Recent Examples on the Web

//Jayantha, the journalist who survived an abduction, fears that investigations would come to a halt if Rajapaksa comes to power.
— Washington Post, "Sri Lankan journalists fear situation may worsen after polls," 13 Nov. 2019
//Her case remains unsolved and is classified as a non-family abduction.
— Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "Gone without a trace? Misery, mystery linger in these Alabama missing child cases," 12 Nov. 2019
//The organization, Cleveland Family Center for Missing Children and Adults, was created to provide training to the community to prevent abductions and to serve as a place families and survivors can turn to for support and resources.
— Robert Higgs, cleveland, "Cleveland nears approval of tax incentives to develop community hub near site of Ariel Castro’s crimes," 7 Nov. 2019
//Aurora had recovered from injuries to both wings in 2018 during a prank abduction before the annual football game against the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.
— Jeff Bailey, The Denver Post, "Air Force makes late defensive stand in 17-13 win over Army," 2 Nov. 2019
//The insurgent group announced the ferry abduction on Sunday, two weeks after the Myanmar authorities said that 31 people, mostly firefighters, had been kidnapped from an express bus in Rakhine State.
— New York Times, "A Daring Helicopter Rescue After Rebels Capture a Ferry in Myanmar," 28 Oct. 2019
//Related Stories Whether through impeachment, election defeat or alien abduction, President Trump’s departure would have countless positive outcomes for San Franciscans.
— Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, "Bold SF drug-injection site plan faces just one big hurdle: Trump," 26 Oct. 2019
//This is one that, in humans, extends the thumb away from the body, a motion called abduction.
— National Geographic, "This bizarre primate has a newly discovered digit," 21 Oct. 2019
//Jayme Closs issued a statement Monday, a day before the one-year anniversary of the fatal shootings and abduction at her home near Barron in northwest Wisconsin.
— chicagotribune.com, "Jayme Closs one year later: Wisconsin girl who survived kidnapping feeling stronger every day," 14 Oct. 2019

First Known Use of abduction

1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for abduction

borrowed from Late Latin abdūctiōn-, abdūctiō "withdrawal, removal, allurement," from Latin abdūcere "to lead away" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at abduct

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the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal

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abduction

noun

ab·duc·tion | \ ab-ˈdək-shən, əb- \

Legal Definition of abduction

1a : the action of abducting
//abduction of a robbery victim

b : the tort or felony of abducting a person

2 : the unlawful carrying away of a wife or female child or ward for the purpose of marriage or sexual intercourse

Note: Sense 2 has its roots in common law. As statutorily defined, mainly in the nineteenth century, abduction was generally stated to include taking away or detention of a woman under a certain age, usually 16 or 18, with or without her consent or knowledge of her age.