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ABDUCTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("abduction" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Domain category:
physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
Derivation:
abduct (pull away from the body)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("abduction" is a kind of...):
capture; seizure (the act of taking of a person by force)
Derivation:
abduct (take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom)
