English noun: abduction | |||
1. | abduction (act) the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife | ||
Broader (hypernym) | capture, seizure | ||
2. | abduction (act) (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body | ||
Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
Domain category | physiology | ||