Noun Abducting Definition and Examples
Definition:
1.verb
Take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap.
- 'You hear about people abducting kids all the time.'
- 'Young men with poor marriage prospects might attempt to abduct a woman and force her into marriage.'
- 'A failed attempt to abduct a legislator's son came to light yesterday, sending shock waves though the legislature's staff.'
- 'A woman who alleged she was abducted and raped is no longer helping detectives investigating the attack.'
- 'It has been alleged that the person who attempted to abduct the girl was a serving member of the force.'
- 'Even if it was a mistake to abduct her children following the trial, the children should not be punished for her mistake.'
- 'A WOMAN abducted by a knifeman in a busy Bolton street and forced to drive to Leeds was today recovering at home.'
- 'To prove loyalty to the cause, abducted children are often forced to kill family members or each other.'
- 'This was the second time for the rebels to set free abducted members of security forces in recent weeks.'
- 'Traffickers also kidnap and abduct their victims.'
(of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part.
- 'The superior rectus and inferior rectus muscles abduct the eye.'
- 'The gluteus medius and minimus abduct and rotate the hip internally.'
- 'In the shoulder girdle, the serratus anterior and pectoralis minor muscles contract to abduct the scapula on the up phase.'
((p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abduct)
Origin:
Early 17th century: from Latin abduct- ‘led away’, from the verb abducere, from ab- ‘away, from’ + ducere ‘to lead’.
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