Definition of "abduction" in English

noun

1. Leading away; a carrying away.

2. (anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.

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

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

   • the abduction of a child

5. (ufology) Alien abduction.