abducted
adj. kidnapped; seized and detained unlawfully abduct v. kidnap, carry off by force (especially of a person); pull away from the main axis of the body (Anatomy) | ||||
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Abducted Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abducted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Abduct
(imp. & p. p.)
of Abduct
| WordNet 2.0 |
abducted
Adjective
1. (of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom; "the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother"
(synonym) kidnapped, kidnaped
(participle) kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch
Adjective
1. (of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom; "the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother"
(synonym) kidnapped, kidnaped
(participle) kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch
abduct
Verb
1. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
(synonym) kidnap, nobble, snatch
(hypernym) seize
(hyponym) shanghai, impress
(derivation) abduction
(classification) crime, law-breaking
2. pull away from the body; "this muscle abducts"
(antonym) adduct
(hypernym) pull, draw, force
(derivation) abduction
| hEnglish - advanced version |
abducted
abducted
adj : (of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom: "the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother" [syn: kidnapped, kidnaped]
abducted
adj : (of persons) seized and detained unlawfully, often for ransom: "the father restored the kidnapped (or abducted) child to the mother" [syn: kidnapped, kidnaped]
Abducted Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Kidnapping
Kidnapping, a word derived from kid, meaning child and nap (nab) meaning snatch, recorded since 1673, was originally used as a term for the practice of stealing children for use as servants or laborers in the American colonies. It has come to mean any illegal capture or detention of a person or people against their will, regardless of age. Since 1768 the term abduction was also used in this sense.
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