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Added 9 October 2026

abduction

/əbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ noun

In Latin: abductiō, raptiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about abduction at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.
(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body.

Origin

From Latin abductiō(n) (“a robbing; an abduction”), from abdūcō (“to take or lead away”), from ab (“away”) + dūcō (“to lead”). By surface analysis, abduct + -ion or abduce + -tion. * (physiology): From French, from Latin abductus. * Compare French abduction.

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