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    abduct
    /əbˈdʌkt/

    verb

    • 1. take (someone) away by force or deception; kidnap: "the millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted"
    • 2. (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part: "the posterior rectus muscle, which abducts the eye"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABDUCTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ABDUCTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of abduct 2. to force someone to go somewhere with you, often…. Learn more.

    • Abducted

      Quite a few of these were abducted from small towns and...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abductAbduct Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Examples of abduct in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Existing bosses die, move away, get fired, or are abducted by aliens. Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024 This time, women are mysteriously abducted by a terrifying headless entity.

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    • Women Who Were Abducted and Held Captive, But Later Escaped - A&E True ...
    • Abducted (TV Movie 2015) - IMDb
    • People Who Think They Have Been Abducted By Aliens May Have PTSD

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABDUCT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › zhs › 词典ABDUCT中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary

    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. 使（肢体等）外展. Listen for a clicking sound as the child's hips are abducted. 听，这个孩子的髋部外展打开时就会发出咔嗒一声。.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › KidnappingKidnapping - Wikipedia

    Motives for kidnappings vary. 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.

    Country
    Reported Annual Kidnappingsper ...
    Year
    Albania
    0.14
    2022
    Algeria
    0.49
    2022
    Andorra
    0.0
    2019
    Antigua and Barbuda
    1.07
    2022

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  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishabduct verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of abduct verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. theconversation.com › child-abductions-can-be-hard-toChild abductions can be hard to identify, and people may not know...

    Dec 12, 2023 · A study by Australian researchers reveals that people often fail to interpret child abductions as serious crimes, even when they see clear signs of distress. The article explains why this happens and gives examples of real cases of missing children.