as in kidnaping
the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal
discredited reports of abductions by aliens
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Recent Examples of abduction
Lawmakers feared that the database on the Ukrainian children had been deleted when the State Department cut funding for the group tracking the abductions.
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Edward Wong, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
An abduction must have occurred, the child must be at risk of serious injury or death, and there has to be descriptive information about the child, the suspect or the suspect's vehicle.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Israel’s bombing of the Gaza Strip began in October 2023, in response to the terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas in Southern Israel on Oct. 7 that resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people and the abduction of 251 people.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
Sullivan’s abduction comes two months after renowned Islamic cleric Muhsin Hendricks was shot dead by armed men in Bethelsdorp, also in the Eastern Cape province.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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Edward Wong, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
An abduction must have occurred, the child must be at risk of serious injury or death, and there has to be descriptive information about the child, the suspect or the suspect's vehicle.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Israel’s bombing of the Gaza Strip began in October 2023, in response to the terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas in Southern Israel on Oct. 7 that resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people and the abduction of 251 people.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
Sullivan’s abduction comes two months after renowned Islamic cleric Muhsin Hendricks was shot dead by armed men in Bethelsdorp, also in the Eastern Cape province.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abduction
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Weinstein currently remains incarcerated for his 2022 conviction of rape in California, for which he was sentenced to 16 years in prison in 2023.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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While Emily is awake but unable to move, Charity takes it upon herself to give her sister pleasure in a horrifying act of incestuous rape.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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“Abduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abduction. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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