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abduction

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for abduction.

Editorial note

The control group showed no significant changes in strength for either finger abduction or elbow flexion tasks.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Leading away; a carrying away.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of abduction gathered in one view.

noun

Leading away; a carrying away.

noun

(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.

noun

(ufology) Alien abduction.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for abduction.

noun

Leading away; a carrying away.

noun

(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.

noun

(ufology) Alien abduction.

noun

(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.

Example sentences

1

The control group showed no significant changes in strength for either finger abduction or elbow flexion tasks.

2

The mythologies associated with sleep paralysis (the hag, incubi/succubi, alien abduction) are perhaps the most vivid examples of this phenomenon.

3

Strassman noted the striking parallels between these entity contact experiences and accounts of alien abduction.

4

And even that would not not protect him from police responding to an apparent abduction.

5

The physical training group increased the finger abduction strength by 53% (P < 0.01).

6

My Russian instructor at Caltech was the victim of Bride Abduction while vacationing in Soviet Georgia when she was fifteen years old.

7

Child abduction by strangers is extremely rare and around 100 per year in the US although that may be an outdated number.

8

Induction, deduction, abduction are all valid and used by humans for generating new knowledge.

9

Another example of this which I don't think they cite in the article would be modern alien abduction mythology.

10

There you will find your target market, specially if your focus is abduction.

11

They compare you to flat earthers and Yeti-watchers and alien abduction kooks.

12

NK has taken bizarre steps to secure its film heritage, including organized abduction of actors and directors from foreign countries to bolster the regime's cast list.

Quote examples

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Yes, I think "alien abduction" is also on there somewhere...plus every disease known to man.

2

In these settings, you will find entire societies where doors are left unlocked, children are allowed to roam the entire town unsupervised, and places where the concept of "abduction" is relatively unknown.

3

Onion solution for the threat of abduction and harassment of children in MD, not entirely in jest: Put the MD police and CPS in diapers in bed overnight, and in the morning have them write 500 times "I will not be a fool".

4

From the abstract: > The first group (N = 8) was trained to perform "mental contractions" of little finger abduction (ABD); the second group (N = 8) performed mental contractions of elbow (ELB) flexion; and the third group (N = 8) was not trained but participated in all measurements and served as a control group.

Proper noun examples

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Abduction, held without trial, dehumanizing conditions, torture, etc.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use abduction in a sentence?

The control group showed no significant changes in strength for either finger abduction or elbow flexion tasks.

What does abduction mean?

Leading away; a carrying away.

What part of speech is abduction?

abduction is commonly used as noun.