Found 3 items, similar to Abduction.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: abduction
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: abduction
abduction
n 1: 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
2: (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central
axis of the body
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Abduction
Abduction
\Ab*duc"tion\, n. [L. abductio: cf. F. abduction.]
1. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a
carrying away. --Roget.
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2. (Physiol.) The movement which separates a limb or other
part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
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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.
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4. (Logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major
is evident, but the minor is only probable.
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