See Also: Abduction(medicine)
Abduction(health)
abduction(dictionary)
ABDUCTION, crim(law)

abduction (iou)



abduction noun. E17.
[Late Latin abductio(n-), formed as ABDUCT: see -ION.]
gen. A leading away. E17.
Anatomy. Movement of a limb etc. outward from the median line. Opp. ADDUCTION 2. M17.
Logic. A syllogistic argument, with the major premiss certain, the minor only probable. L17.
The act of illegally carrying off or leading away a person, esp. a woman or child. M18.