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abduction

noun

ab-ˈdək-shən

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as in kidnaping

the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal discredited reports of abductions by aliens

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Recent Examples of abduction But that evening, Garcia, who’s the president of Johnson’s Seven Bucks production company, persisted, opting to pitch the action-comedy’s overall plot involving Santa’s (J.K. Simmons) abduction and his head of security (Johnson) having to team up with a complicit rogue (Chris Evans) to recover him. —

Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024 In 1998, Hunter brought in detective Lou Smit because Smit had solved one case involving a murder and abduction. —

Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024 For about half of those cases, optional criteria were used to help classify a person’s disappearance as an abduction or voluntary, according to an NCIC report. —

Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024 Court records obtained by FOX 4 Kansas City state that Malone contacted Barry County Sheriff’s deputies on Monday, November 25, to report Lewis’ possible abduction. —

Stepheny Price, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for abduction