Abducted

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abduct \Ab*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abducted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Abducting}.] [L. abductus, p. p. of abducere. See
     {Abduce}.]
     1. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a
        human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to
        kidnap.


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     2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary
        position.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]