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- Dictionaryabduct/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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Learn the meaning of abducted, the past tense and participle of abduct, a verb that means to force someone to go somewhere or to move a body part. See sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus that illustrate how to use abducted in different contexts.
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Learn the meaning of abduct as a verb, its synonyms, example sentences, and its origin from Latin. Abduct can mean to seize and take away a person by force, or to draw a part of the body away from a median axis.
Learn the meaning of abduct as a verb, both in the sense of taking a person by force and in the medical sense of moving a body part. Find synonyms, antonyms, and examples of abduct in different contexts and languages.
Learn the meaning of abduct as a verb, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Abduct can mean to take a person by force or to move a body part away from the central part of the body.
Jan 20, 2016 · He was abducted at 7.15am in full view of children heading to the nearby Sam Kiang Public School. The 60-year-old was released four days later after a $150,000 ransom was paid.
Feb 21, 2018 · Abducted: Directed by Prince Bagdasarian. With Scout Taylor-Compton, Michael Urie, Najarra Townsend, Daniel Joseph. After his young daughter is kidnapped, a war hero takes matters into his own hands while detectives unravel the mystery surrounding the unusual crime.
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.
