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1. : to seize and take away (a person) by force. The girl was abducted by kidnappers. 2. : to draw or spread away (a part of the body, such as a limb or the fingers) from a position near or parallel to the median axis of the body or from the axis of a limb. a muscle that abducts the arm. abductor.
Fewer than 350 people under the age of 21 have been abducted by strangers in the United States per year, on average, between 2010–2017. According to another source, only about 100 cases per year can be classified as abductions by strangers.
Sep 4, 2022 · Cleotha Abston, 38, has been charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence in the case of missing jogger Eliza Fletcher, 34. who police said was abducted in Memphis ...
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- Meredith Deliso,Morgan Winsor,Bill Hutchinson
Learn the meaning of abducted, the past tense and participle of abduct, a verb that means to force someone to go somewhere or to move a body part. See sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus that illustrate how to use abducted in different contexts.
Aug 25, 2023 · A missing Arizona woman who was allegedly kidnapped by a man posing as an Uber driver was rescued after she passed a chilling note to a customer at a gas station begging for help, authorities said...
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- Tim Stelloh
They particularly across perpetrators, such as individuals, enslavers, cults, criminal gangs, and insurgent groups. The kidnapping of adults is often for ransom or to force someone to withdraw money from an ATM, but may also be for sexual assault. Kidnapping of children is usually done by one parent or others.
Learn about the rareness and types of child abduction, the role of strangers and women, and the importance of stranger danger training. Find out how to prevent and respond to abduction attempts and cases.
