What does "abduction" mean?
Abduction: (Physiol.) The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
Additional senses
- 2.(Law) The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress.
- 3.(Logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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