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ABDUCTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of abduct 2. to force someone to go somewhere with you, often…. Learn more.
1. : to seize and take away (a person) by force. The girl was abducted by kidnappers. 2. : to draw or spread away (a part of the body, such as a limb or the fingers) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body or from the axis of a limb. a muscle that abducts the arm. abductor.
Quite a few of these were abducted from small towns and villages rather than being volunteers. From the Cambridge English Corpus Some people prefer to adduct the other fingers and some abduct the other fingers so as not to disturb manipulation.
abduct verb [T] (MOVE BODY PART) medical specialized. to move a part of the body away from the central part of the body or away from another body part: Listen for a clicking sound as the child's hips are abducted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Criminal gangs and insurgent groups may engage in kidnappings for economic reasons, to exert territorial control, to generate support, or as bargaining leverage. [1] [2] [3] Kidnapping of a child is known as child abduction, which is a separate legal category.
1. to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, esp. to kidnap. 2. to move or draw away from the axis of the body or a limb (opposed to adduct ). [1825–35; < Latin abductus, past participle of abdūcere to draw away = ab- ab- + dūcere to lead] ab•duct•ee′, n.
In cases where girls are abducted or tricked into marrying out of state, their experiences of isolation, dislocation and their struggle for a sense of belonging are much more nuanced.
