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abduction

The correct spelling is abduction.

How to pronounce abduction

noun

IPA: /əbˈdʌk.ʃn̩/

Say it like: Abd-ucs-hon

The correct spelling is abduction. Leading away; a carrying away. For example: "the abduction of a child"

Usage Examples

the abduction of a child

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Leading away; a carrying away.
  2. 2.The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
  3. 3.A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
  4. 4.The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.

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