01 n. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.
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The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.
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The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.(Physiol.)
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The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress.(Law)
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A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.(Logic)