Definition of abduction in English:

abduction

noun əbˈdʌkʃnæbˈdəkʃ(ə)n

mass noun

1The action of forcibly taking someone away against their will.
they organized the abduction of Mr Cordes on his way to the airport
count noun abductions by armed men in plain clothes
Example sentencesExamples
- All have denied involvement in the abduction of the 54 -year-old father of three.
- A special law was enacted to make such abductions a capital offence, punishable by hanging.
- In America, the current wave of reports of alien abduction bears a strong resemblance to out of body experiences.
- On some occasions, reports of sexual assaults or abductions given to the police were simply lost.
- Child abduction is a rare enough crime and for two children to be taken by someone they don't know without signs of a struggle is stranger still.
- He still wonders if the two abductions were connected in some way.
- The abduction happened outside the pub, when the girls were led to a nearby car, Basildon Crown Court heard.
- And actually, the statistics show that the number of child abductions has not gone up.
- She helps police investigate murders, abductions, rapes and extortions.
- They were also responsible for hundreds of religious and political abductions and assassinations.
- Everywhere you look and in everything you read you hear about child abductions and murders.
- The abductions give militants the high-profile publicity they seek to show they are still a force to be reckoned with.
- It would be a rewarding research project to try to chart this out, most especially in the area of UFOs, alien abductions, and the like.
- The actual number of such abductions by strangers turned out to be 200 to 300 a year.
- Sectarian tensions had already been running high, and the abductions threaten to provoke armed conflict.
- Unlike political or terrorist acts, criminal abductions were found to largely occur without any accomplices.
- We've also heard of several more abductions and now assassinations.
- I have read that stranger abductions are actually on the decline in the past couple of years.
- The scene is still one of bewilderment and fear as reports of abductions and murder grab the headlines.
- Four men are expected to appear in the magistrate's court on Tuesday in connection with the rape and abduction of a British tourist.
Synonyms
kidnapping, kidnap, hostage-taking
1. 1.1 (in legal use) the illegal removal of a child from its parents or guardians.
  the man is also accused of the attempted abduction of another youngster
  Example sentencesExamples
  In some cases of abduction, the abducting parent is mentally unstable and/or a drug abuser.
  The solicitor, guiding delegates around the legal minefield of parental abduction, wants the law amended.
  In 2002, her mother was charged with abduction and a court order banned her from taking the youngster out of the country.
  Removal of a child from a parent without lawful authority may amount to the criminal offence of child abduction.
  Karen's abduction by her parents is no less characteristic of a particular conception of family, and the law of the father.
2Physiology
The movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part.
The opposite of adduction
Example sentencesExamples
- Normal hip range of motion includes abduction, adduction, circumduction, extension, and flexion.
- Adduction is a more extensive movement than abduction because abduction is limited by the lateral side of the radius.
- Typically, the patient presents with the arm held close to the body in abduction and internal rotation.
- Follow-up examination at 1 week after injury revealed gross weakness in external rotation and abduction.
- Any movement requiring abduction of the arm more than 90 degrees is painful.
- Shoulder-joint abduction is an important action in all sports that require you to raise your arms or reach up.

Rhymes

conduction, construction, deduction, destruction, eduction, effluxion, induction, instruction, introduction, misconstruction, obstruction, production, reduction, ruction, seduction, suction, underproduction

Definition of abduction in US English:

abduction

nounabˈdəkSH(ə)næbˈdəkʃ(ə)n

1The action or an instance of forcibly taking someone away against their will.
they organized the abduction of Mr. Cordes on his way to the airport
abductions by armed men in plain clothes
Example sentencesExamples
- On some occasions, reports of sexual assaults or abductions given to the police were simply lost.
- I have read that stranger abductions are actually on the decline in the past couple of years.
- In America, the current wave of reports of alien abduction bears a strong resemblance to out of body experiences.
- They were also responsible for hundreds of religious and political abductions and assassinations.
- The actual number of such abductions by strangers turned out to be 200 to 300 a year.
- The abduction happened outside the pub, when the girls were led to a nearby car, Basildon Crown Court heard.
- The abductions give militants the high-profile publicity they seek to show they are still a force to be reckoned with.
- It would be a rewarding research project to try to chart this out, most especially in the area of UFOs, alien abductions, and the like.
- All have denied involvement in the abduction of the 54 -year-old father of three.
- And actually, the statistics show that the number of child abductions has not gone up.
- He still wonders if the two abductions were connected in some way.
- Unlike political or terrorist acts, criminal abductions were found to largely occur without any accomplices.
- Four men are expected to appear in the magistrate's court on Tuesday in connection with the rape and abduction of a British tourist.
- Everywhere you look and in everything you read you hear about child abductions and murders.
- The scene is still one of bewilderment and fear as reports of abductions and murder grab the headlines.
- Child abduction is a rare enough crime and for two children to be taken by someone they don't know without signs of a struggle is stranger still.
- She helps police investigate murders, abductions, rapes and extortions.
- We've also heard of several more abductions and now assassinations.
- Sectarian tensions had already been running high, and the abductions threaten to provoke armed conflict.
- A special law was enacted to make such abductions a capital offence, punishable by hanging.
Synonyms
kidnapping, kidnap, hostage-taking
1. 1.1 (in legal use) the illegal removal of a child from its parents or guardians.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The solicitor, guiding delegates around the legal minefield of parental abduction, wants the law amended.
  Karen's abduction by her parents is no less characteristic of a particular conception of family, and the law of the father.
  Removal of a child from a parent without lawful authority may amount to the criminal offence of child abduction.
  In 2002, her mother was charged with abduction and a court order banned her from taking the youngster out of the country.
  In some cases of abduction, the abducting parent is mentally unstable and/or a drug abuser.
2Physiology
The movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part.
The opposite of adduction
Example sentencesExamples
- Shoulder-joint abduction is an important action in all sports that require you to raise your arms or reach up.
- Adduction is a more extensive movement than abduction because abduction is limited by the lateral side of the radius.
- Normal hip range of motion includes abduction, adduction, circumduction, extension, and flexion.
- Follow-up examination at 1 week after injury revealed gross weakness in external rotation and abduction.
- Any movement requiring abduction of the arm more than 90 degrees is painful.
- Typically, the patient presents with the arm held close to the body in abduction and internal rotation.

单词	abduction
释义	Definition of abduction in English: abduction noun əbˈdʌkʃnæbˈdəkʃ(ə)n mass noun 1The action of forcibly taking someone away against their will. they organized the abduction of Mr Cordes on his way to the airport count noun abductions by armed men in plain clothes Example sentencesExamples All have denied involvement in the abduction of the 54 -year-old father of three. A special law was enacted to make such abductions a capital offence, punishable by hanging. In America, the current wave of reports of alien abduction bears a strong resemblance to out of body experiences. On some occasions, reports of sexual assaults or abductions given to the police were simply lost. Child abduction is a rare enough crime and for two children to be taken by someone they don't know without signs of a struggle is stranger still. He still wonders if the two abductions were connected in some way. The abduction happened outside the pub, when the girls were led to a nearby car, Basildon Crown Court heard. And actually, the statistics show that the number of child abductions has not gone up. She helps police investigate murders, abductions, rapes and extortions. They were also responsible for hundreds of religious and political abductions and assassinations. Everywhere you look and in everything you read you hear about child abductions and murders. The abductions give militants the high-profile publicity they seek to show they are still a force to be reckoned with. It would be a rewarding research project to try to chart this out, most especially in the area of UFOs, alien abductions, and the like. The actual number of such abductions by strangers turned out to be 200 to 300 a year. Sectarian tensions had already been running high, and the abductions threaten to provoke armed conflict. Unlike political or terrorist acts, criminal abductions were found to largely occur without any accomplices. We've also heard of several more abductions and now assassinations. I have read that stranger abductions are actually on the decline in the past couple of years. The scene is still one of bewilderment and fear as reports of abductions and murder grab the headlines. Four men are expected to appear in the magistrate's court on Tuesday in connection with the rape and abduction of a British tourist. Synonyms kidnapping, kidnap, hostage-taking 1.1 (in legal use) the illegal removal of a child from its parents or guardians. the man is also accused of the attempted abduction of another youngster Example sentencesExamples In some cases of abduction, the abducting parent is mentally unstable and/or a drug abuser. The solicitor, guiding delegates around the legal minefield of parental abduction, wants the law amended. In 2002, her mother was charged with abduction and a court order banned her from taking the youngster out of the country. Removal of a child from a parent without lawful authority may amount to the criminal offence of child abduction. Karen's abduction by her parents is no less characteristic of a particular conception of family, and the law of the father. 2Physiology The movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part. The opposite of adduction Example sentencesExamples Normal hip range of motion includes abduction, adduction, circumduction, extension, and flexion. Adduction is a more extensive movement than abduction because abduction is limited by the lateral side of the radius. Typically, the patient presents with the arm held close to the body in abduction and internal rotation. Follow-up examination at 1 week after injury revealed gross weakness in external rotation and abduction. Any movement requiring abduction of the arm more than 90 degrees is painful. Shoulder-joint abduction is an important action in all sports that require you to raise your arms or reach up. Rhymes conduction, construction, deduction, destruction, eduction, effluxion, induction, instruction, introduction, misconstruction, obstruction, production, reduction, ruction, seduction, suction, underproduction Definition of abduction in US English: abduction nounabˈdəkSH(ə)næbˈdəkʃ(ə)n 1The action or an instance of forcibly taking someone away against their will. they organized the abduction of Mr. Cordes on his way to the airport abductions by armed men in plain clothes Example sentencesExamples On some occasions, reports of sexual assaults or abductions given to the police were simply lost. I have read that stranger abductions are actually on the decline in the past couple of years. In America, the current wave of reports of alien abduction bears a strong resemblance to out of body experiences. They were also responsible for hundreds of religious and political abductions and assassinations. The actual number of such abductions by strangers turned out to be 200 to 300 a year. The abduction happened outside the pub, when the girls were led to a nearby car, Basildon Crown Court heard. The abductions give militants the high-profile publicity they seek to show they are still a force to be reckoned with. It would be a rewarding research project to try to chart this out, most especially in the area of UFOs, alien abductions, and the like. All have denied involvement in the abduction of the 54 -year-old father of three. And actually, the statistics show that the number of child abductions has not gone up. He still wonders if the two abductions were connected in some way. Unlike political or terrorist acts, criminal abductions were found to largely occur without any accomplices. Four men are expected to appear in the magistrate's court on Tuesday in connection with the rape and abduction of a British tourist. Everywhere you look and in everything you read you hear about child abductions and murders. The scene is still one of bewilderment and fear as reports of abductions and murder grab the headlines. Child abduction is a rare enough crime and for two children to be taken by someone they don't know without signs of a struggle is stranger still. She helps police investigate murders, abductions, rapes and extortions. We've also heard of several more abductions and now assassinations. Sectarian tensions had already been running high, and the abductions threaten to provoke armed conflict. A special law was enacted to make such abductions a capital offence, punishable by hanging. Synonyms kidnapping, kidnap, hostage-taking 1.1 (in legal use) the illegal removal of a child from its parents or guardians. Example sentencesExamples The solicitor, guiding delegates around the legal minefield of parental abduction, wants the law amended. Karen's abduction by her parents is no less characteristic of a particular conception of family, and the law of the father. Removal of a child from a parent without lawful authority may amount to the criminal offence of child abduction. In 2002, her mother was charged with abduction and a court order banned her from taking the youngster out of the country. In some cases of abduction, the abducting parent is mentally unstable and/or a drug abuser. 2Physiology The movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part. The opposite of adduction Example sentencesExamples Shoulder-joint abduction is an important action in all sports that require you to raise your arms or reach up. Adduction is a more extensive movement than abduction because abduction is limited by the lateral side of the radius. Normal hip range of motion includes abduction, adduction, circumduction, extension, and flexion. Follow-up examination at 1 week after injury revealed gross weakness in external rotation and abduction. Any movement requiring abduction of the arm more than 90 degrees is painful. Typically, the patient presents with the arm held close to the body in abduction and internal rotation.
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