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abduction

1

[ ab-duhk-shuhn ]

noun

  1. act of abducting.
  2. the state of being abducted.
  3. Law. the illegal carrying or enticing away of a person, especially by interfering with a relationship, such as the taking of a child from their parent.


abduction

2

[ ab-duhk-shuhn ]

noun

, Logic.
  1. a syllogism whose major premise is certain but whose minor premise is probable.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abduction1

First recorded in 1620–30; abduct + -ion

Origin of abduction2

First recorded in 1690–1700, abduction is from the New Latin word abductiōn- (stem of abductiō; translation of Greek apagōgḗ ). See abduct, -ion
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Example Sentences

The girl is also at the centre of an abduction plot - something community leader Sue-Anne Hunter called a "particularly insensitive choice", given the "painful historical context" of the Stolen Generations.

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The latest example of this came when it was accused of being complicit - as Uganda's Observer newspaper put it - in the "brazen cross-border abductions" of 36 Ugandan opposition supporters in July.

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Such abductions are rare, and this specific scenario — a child taken from her bedroom, by a stranger, in front of witnesses — defied their collective experience.

Following reports of the kidnapping, Kenyan police told the BBC they were investigating a "kidnapping incident" after a motorcycle driver witnessed the abduction.

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Kenyan police told the BBC they were investigating a "kidnapping incident" after a motorcycle driver witnessed the abduction.

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