English

Etymology

Latin abductio < abducere, to lead away: compare French abduction.

Noun

abduction (plural: abductions)

1. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away. - Roget
2. (Physiology): The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
3. (Law) The wrongful , and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress .
4. (Logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.
5. (computing): The process of inference to the best explanation; abductive reasoning .

Synonyms

• kidnapping (1)

Translations

• French: abduction
• German: Abduktion Abtreibung
• Interlingua: abduction
• Italian: abduzione
• Romanica: abduction
• Spanish: abducción
• Tamil: கடத்தல்

French

1. abduction

Interlingua

1. abduction

Romanica

Noun

abduction f

1. [Physiol.] abduction