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What does abduct mean?

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  1. (transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]
  2. (physiology) To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position; to move similar parts apart. [Early 17th century.]
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Even if it was a mistake to abduct her children following the trial, the children should not be punished for her mistake.
Young men with poor marriage prospects might attempt to abduct a woman and force her into marriage.
In the shoulder girdle, the serratus anterior and pectoralis minor muscles contract to abduct the scapula on the up phase.
Why is it aliens only abduct backwoods yahoos who have jobs like cutting down trees and live in broken-down trailer parks?
Another common legend claims that fairies would abduct women to be impregnated and bear children for the fairy race.
During one such break-in, they find themselves forced to abduct him and take him into the mountains.

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