abduct
pronunciation
How to pronounce abduct in British English:
UK [æbˈdʌkt]
How to pronounce abduct in American English:
US [æbˈdʌkt]
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- Verb:
- take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
- pull away from the body
Word Origin
- abduct (v.)
- "to kidnap," 1834, probably a back-formation from abduction; also see abduce. Related: Abducted; abducting.
Example
- 1. While they 're incapacitated , michael and sara abduct christina and bundle her into the trunk of his car .
- 2. E.g. the news that we see those use network abduct children sometimes filled with apprehension .
- 3. Over months of interviews , the financial times heard numerous accounts and witnessed several examples of officials from the offices of letters and calls or beijing police working in collusion with interceptors to help detain and abduct petitioners .