Words Like ABDUCTION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to ABDUCTION.

6 Alternative Words Similar to abduction

1 Capture Noun      Synonym Words Like Capture
2 Motility Noun      Synonym Words Like Motility
3 Motion Noun      Synonym Words Like Motion
4 Move Noun      Synonym Words Like Move
5 Movement Noun      Synonym Words Like Movement
6 Seizure Noun      Synonym Words Like Seizure

1 examples of abduction

1 the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress

8 definitions of abduction

1 The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.
2 The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
3 The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being.
4 A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.
5 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
6 (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
7 The act of abducing or abducting.
8 In logic, a syllogism of which the major premise is evident or known, while the minor, though not evident, is as credible as or more credible than the conclusion.
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