abduction
abduction is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Physiol.) The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is abduction.
- What is the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body called?
- What is the wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress called?
- What is a syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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