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Pronunciation : Ab*duc"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. abductio: cf. F. abduction.]
Definition : 1. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away. Roget.

2. (Physiol.)

Defn: The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.

3. (Law)

Defn: The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress.

4. (Logic)

Defn: A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913