what does abduction mean?
ABDUCTION as NOUN
- Meaning
- (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
Hypernyms(s) abduction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- 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
Hypernyms(s) abduction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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