'abduction' definitions:
Definition of 'abduction'
(from WordNet)
noun
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
noun
(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
Synonyms of 'abduction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apprehension,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- capture,
- catch,
- catching,
- collaring,
- coup,
- crimping,
- dragnet,
- forcible seizure,
- grab,
- grabbing,
- hold,
- impressment,
- kidnapping,
- nabbing,
- picking up,
- power grab,
- prehension,
- running in,
- seizure,
- seizure of power,
- shanghaiing,
- snatch,
- snatching,
- taking in,
- taking into custody