Word Finder - abductions

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 need detailed and timely information of any and all abductions, anywhere in the country.

But I read about other horrible crimes and abductions where we never receive a tip.

He admitted to fifteen or sixteen abductions... he couldn't remember which.

Child abductions are often publicized widely and cause parents to experience a great deal of anxiety and fear regarding this possibility.

And he's using that knowledge to his advantage... better disguises, changing his MO, carefully executing his abductions.

The gap in the abductions we're looking at is under ten years, meaning he was probably sent up for a lesser crime that could be anything from robbery, burglary, serious assault or rape.

As for true abductions; we've located close to fifty.

Betsy lined up two likely abductions and she was anxious to get started, Quinn had already performed his part, setting his apparatus appropriately for a rural Iowa location where a twelve year old boy had gone missing.

I figured these abductions mirror some old case, and then there's a time break of a few years, like he was away.

I've found four unsolved abductions over a six year period that look very close to his work.

A web site was created listing pertinent information on missing persons' cases, updated on a timely basis, describing a wide variety of abductions and missing children reports.

However, Betsy noticed a California kidnapping that bore an uncanny resemblance to the Delaware, and later Alabama abductions, where a deputy sheriff was killed.

Then again, attempted abductions prompted far less news coverage than the real thing so she might have missed the obscure item.

Mysterious Skin A teenage hustler and a young man, obsessed with alien abductions, cross paths discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Publicized crimes involving childhood abductions, although rare occurrences, frighten many parents and make them unsure about how best to protect their children.

This number also includes children abducted by family members, usually in custody disputes, and a very small number of stranger abductions.

The Jungle Gym XT is a high-quality piece of equipment that allows you to target your thighs while performing squats, lunges, hip adductions and abductions, leg curls and bridges.

These are the cases that the FBI officially will not admit exists; the alien abductions, mutants in the sewers, dangerous cabals and the like.

Conventional wisdom calls the disappearances alien abductions.

Instead, their abductions had been engineered by humans from the distant future.

Previously, he'd carefully planned his abductions and never came close to getting caught.