English > abduct: 2 senses > verb 1, contactMeaning | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
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Synonyms | kidnap, nobble, snatch |
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Category | crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law |
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Narrower | shanghai, impress | Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship |
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Broader | seize | Take or capture by force |
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Spanish | abducir, coger, pescar, raptar, secuestrar |
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Catalan | agafar, prendre, raptar, segrestar |
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Nouns | abduction | the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member |
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abductor | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) |