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How to pronounce abduction in English?

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Type Words
Type of motility, motion, movement, move
Derivation abduct
Type Words
Type of capture, seizure
Derivation abduct

Examples of abduction

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Regan, now 52, is serving a 12-year prison sentence for the attempted abduction.
From the timesunion.com
Too often you read about a child's abduction, and the ending is not a happy one.
From the sacbee.com
He blames the ISI, which is an integral part of the military, for his abduction.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
Normally, the perpetrator in a family abduction is located within hours or days.
From the cnn.com
The rest were family abductions, acquaintance abduction and an unknown category.
From the lohud.com
They arrested the attacker and charged him with abduction with intent to defile.
From the washingtonpost.com
Those bold or reckless enough to travel by road risk ambush, abduction or worse.
From the latimes.com
The abduction of a young soldier prompts a punishing Israeli raid against Hamas.
From the time.com
Lu and Shu pleaded guilty to one count of abduction with intent to extort money.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • 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
  • (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
  • (abduce) adduce: advance evidence for
  • (abduct) kidnap: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
  • Abduction! by Peg Kehret, is a novel about a 13 year old girl named Bonnie who searches for her brother Matt and their dog Pookie who were both abducted.
  • Abduction is a 1975 film directed by Joseph Zito.
  • Abduction is an upcoming American thriller film, directed by John Singleton, and starring Taylor Lautner, Sigourney Weaver, Maria Bello and Alfred Molina. ...
  • The Japanese animation television series Death Note, is based on the manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. ...
  • Abduction, in functional anatomy, is a movement which draws a limb away from the median (Sagittal) plane of the body. It is thus opposed to adduction.