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abduction

(physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body 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

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Not only has she consorted with this Saxon rebel.. foundguiltyof outlawry,theft, murder, abduction and high treason.. butshehasbetrayed her own Norman people.
Not that I mind a slight case of abduction, but I have tickets for the theatre tonight.
Mr. Heitz, if she's not found, I shall charge you with her abduction.
The abduction of Carla Hoffman.
An abduction like that wasn't improvised.
Tanith's death, Peggy's abduction, the ride to Chilbury, the ritual in the cellar, all these things happened.
This abduction was her idea.
Abduction of a planet official is a serious crime.
What if abduction becomes assassination?
If you don't mind, Ed, I'd like to see the scene of the abduction.
The Abduction. Scene one, take three.
The captain got orders from the National Assembly. The abduction is a brilliant idea to try and save the crown.
Did you participate in the abduction of Jerry Langford?
Rupert Pupkin, kidnapping king of comedy. was sentenced to six years imprisonment. at the government's minimum security facility. in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, for his part. in the abduction of talk show host Jerry Langford.
Not only has she consorted with this Saxon rebel found guilty of outlawry, theft, murder, abduction and high treason but she has betrayed her own Norman people.
Abduction, diverted trains.
When I learned through Kitty's abduction that Meade had come down here to meet with a group of men I asked myself why.
A forest fire! An abduction by balloon!
He said that I condemned by abduction.
That traitor! Since the abduction of a princess is an act of high treason, a warrant has been drawn up for his execution.
For murder or abduction, I'm your man.
Not that I mind a case of abduction but I have tickets for the theater this evening.
Well, you can scarcely regard yourselves as victims of an abduction, sir. since you are free to come and go on this ship as you choose.
This is downright abduction.
The abduction of Carla Hoffman. Oh, that's ridiculous.
She was wearing a wristwatch at the time of her abduction.
The abduction of a human child from its parents.
Miss Winfield was first believed to have been kidnapped, but later it was learned that her wealthy father had authorized her abduction in order to prevent her elopement.
So he gets charged with abduction, imitating a soldier. repairing the morals of a minor, resisting arrest, perjury!
This is abduction, you know.
Not that I mind a slight case of abduction, but I have tickets for the theatre tonight. To a show I was looking forward to.
Ravanel's failed abduction.
You are guilty of abduction, captain!
The sad record statistical abduction.
Yes this is a taping of the abduction.
The abduction of a minor!
You know, Mr. Legrain, after the successful abduction it seemed that Hitler went mad.
Are you responsible for the abduction of my passengers and crew?
Why wasn't I told about the abduction?

News and current affairs

A German court has now issued arrest warrants for those involved in his abduction.
Kim accuses Japan of introducing unnecessary obstacles and complications into resolution of the nuclear question by raising the sensitive issue of North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens.
The same goes for Japan, whose stance on the abduction of its citizens by North Korean agents in the 1970's and 1980's was also cited by the Kim regime last June as a reason for walking out of the six-party talks.
The Japanese government has also been searching for effective measures to respond to North Korea's consistently insincere attitude on regional and bilateral issues, including the abduction cases.
With the Gaza Strip in its backyard, Egypt has already mediated several times between Hamas and Fatah, and has been trying, so far unsuccessfully, to arrange a swap of prisoners with Israel following Hamas's abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Indeed, the seizure of Shalit deepened the rift between Hamas and Fatah, which believes that the abduction was staged in order to sabotage discussions about a national unity government.
Yet such absurd situations tend to explode, as occurred with Hezbollah's abduction of two Israeli soldiers within Israeli territory.
Israel is rightly aggrieved by the abduction of its soldiers by Hamas-backed insurgents in Gaza and Hezbollah forces in Southern Lebanon, but Israel's massive and disproportionate military response plays into the hands of the extremists.
One reason for this outpouring of enthusiasm is clear: the Shalit family's remarkable ability to keep alive interest in his cause throughout the five years since his abduction.
Hezbollah has also been shaken by the abduction and continued detention of a dozen Lebanese Shiites - some close to Nasrallah - by opposition forces in Syria.
Should we tolerate the murder of children and the abduction of boys to be tortured, broken, and sold back to their families, alive or dead?
Since their abduction in April, global outrage has not waned; on the contrary, it has spurred a worldwide movement to uphold all girls' basic rights.
China continues its military build-up, and North Korea remorselessly pursues nuclear weapons while refusing to resolve or even explain its abduction of dozens of Japanese citizens over the years.
CAMBRIDGE - The abduction of hundreds of young Nigerian girls by the Islamic militia Boko Haram has been front-page news for weeks.
Shell has closed key facilities in the Delta after the abduction of several workers.
For this, he has appointed Yuriko Koike, a former cabinet member, as one of his five assistants, while one of the other four, Kyoko Nakayama, is responsible solely for the abduction issue.
Central authorities did not investigate the Linyi abuses until news of the harassment of Chen Guangcheng - and his abduction with the help of Beijing police - spread into international media.
In Japan, fear of North Korea's nuclear threat and anger over the abduction of Japanese citizens generates powerful political pressure against engagement.

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