abduction
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[ ab-duhk-shuh n ]
/ æbˈdʌk ʃən /
noun
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abduction
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[ ab-duhk-shuh n ]
/ æbˈdʌk ʃən /
noun Logic.
a syllogism whose major premise is certain but whose minor premise is probable.
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abduction
/ (æbˈdʌkʃən) /
noun
the act of taking someone away by force or cunning; kidnapping
the action of certain muscles in pulling a leg, arm, etc away from the median axis of the body