Word Finder - abduction

definition

Leading away; a carrying away.

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The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.

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A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.

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The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.

example

the abduction of a child

We tried to help with the South Carolina abduction of a girl taken from her bedroom.

He related details of a recent aborted abduction in Vermont.

Fortunately, her father heard a car drive away so the time of abduction was clearly set.

The police were treating the manner as abduction.

We couldn't do anything because abduction wasn't made public for three days and the child went missing sometime during a twelve hour overnight period.

Over the three day period, we located one lost boy, identified two girls as runaways and fingered a true abduction.

The story in these forms represents an other-world abduction.

Chronology of the Events In the IDF's Operation Summer Rains in the Gaza Strip following the abduction of Cpl.

Clinical Findings - Loss of active shoulder abduction, the patient compensating by upwards shrugging of the shoulder.

At less than 90 degrees of abduction the deltoid muscle force creates a shear vector in the glenoid fossa.

Tenderness may be found in the sinus tarsi, especially with hindfoot abduction.

Although many runaways arrive home safely, there are many unfortunate situations such as rape, molestation, abduction and murder that can, and do occur.

Making noise is another way to stop an abduction and get help.

The 1984 Missing Children's Assistance Act mandated a national resource center to address child abduction and exploitation.

One incident was an obvious abduction in rural Delaware that occurred overnight.

While Howie was joyous that the kidnapper might be apprehended, he remained shaken by having watched the abduction.

Fortunately, the boy ran off but the police, who were following Bryce based on our earlier tip, photographed his attempted abduction.

I blew off his attempt to learn details of his involvement in Annie's abduction.

The wing of the bird is folded in a unique way, namely, the radius parallel with the humerus, and the whole wrist and hand with their ulnar side against the ulna; upper and forearm in a state of supination, the hand in that of strong abduction.

Walther is not an historical figure, although the legend undoubtedly represents typical occurrences of the migration period, such as the detention and flight of hostages of noble family from the court of the Huns, and the rescue of captive maidens by abduction.

One such incident was an obvious abduction in rural Delaware that occurred overnight.

There was always a chance it would happen as he pursued an abduction but he remained adverse to a case where we knew for sure someone was killed.

In the age of child abuse, Aids, abortion and IVF the abduction narratives would voice new concerns.

In some cases refusing to allow unsupervised contact may be the only solution to prevent abduction.

However could alien abduction simply be a symptom of a deluded mind?

A man is being questioned by police about the attempted abduction of a 15-year-old girl in Henley in Arden.

Reunite A UK charity specializing in international parental child abduction.

The firm remains well known for its work in international child abduction " .

We get none of the biological absurdities of abduction lore, no switching off of witnesses, no mind rays.

However, like everything in the abduction mythos, it does have American characteristics.

This theory is supported by the reasons behind the abduction phenomenon, as is very streamlined, without involving other species as manipulators.

She, along with her son, was escorted into Austria by Count von Neipperg, and refused to comply with the entreaties and commands of Napoleon to proceed to Elba; and her alienation from him was completed when he ventured to threaten her with a forcible abduction if she did not obey.

Some trace the origin of the legend to the Children's Crusade of 1211; others to an abduction of children; and others to a dancing mania which seized upon some of the young people of Hameln who left the town on a mad pilgrimage from which they never returned.

The word plagium is used in the Digest of the offence of kidnapping or abduction, and the ultimate source is probably to be found in plaga, net, snare, trap, cognate with Gr.

Repressed memory syndrome, stories of satanic abuse and ufo abduction scenarios all relate to that sense of having to distrust personal experience.

Neighbors heard the little girl screaming as they witnessed the abduction but could do nothing except call the police as the truck sped away with Amber in the front seat.

A child abduction is reported to law enforcement officials meeting all the criteria for issuing an Amber Alert.

Students should also be taught that if the encounter with the stranger escalates to an abduction attempt, they can and should do anything they can to escape.

Hip adduction and abduction can be done using resistance bands while you are in a seated position.

Activities to increase shoulder abduction (movement of the arm away from the body) include playing bird or airplane and turning a jump rope.

If symptoms are present with a noted increase in abduction, the test is considered positive for hip joint instability.

Kids must be taught how to avoid abduction, protect their personal space, and talk to parents and teachers if anything inappropriate has been done to them or someone they know.

I love the Big Alien Head one and the one about the cow abduction is eye catching too.

The UFO cow abduction clock was created after we heard about the cow mutilations in northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado.

There was no need for the haste necessary in reporting as with Timothy's abduction.

I decided to pick Daniel Brennan's brains on the matter Howie's sister Annie's abduction.

I told her we escaped the Vermont abduction attempted, if it really was one.

Maybe if you let her know the Vermont abduction was a non-event it will help decide.

It's like we try to do good and theses unintended side effects occur; the deputy sheriff in Alabama, that Youngblood jerk in California, plus the parents murdered just so the discovery of their child's abduction would be delayed.

A fragment of a Welsh poem seems to confirm this tradition, which certainly lies at the root of her later abduction by Meleagaunt.