Definitions for: Abduction


[n] (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
[n] 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



Webster (1913) Definition: Ab*duc"tion, n. [L. abductio: cf. F. abduction.]
1. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a
carrying away. --Roget.

2. (Physiol.) The movement which separates a limb or other
part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.

3. (Law) The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off
of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the
abduction of an heiress.

4. (Logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major
is evident, but the minor is only probable.

See Also: capture, motility, motion, move, movement, seizure

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