abductee

noun ab·duct·ee \ ˌab-ˌdək-ˈtē \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Definition of abductee

: a person who has been abducted

Recent Examples of abductee from the Web

Japan is also interested in the fate of the fate of remaining Japanese abductees kidnapped by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.

— CBS News, "Get smart about the North Korean summit: What Kim Jong Un wants, what Trump wants," 10 June 2018
Abe’s precarious political position at home would worsen badly if he were seen to have been complicit in a Trump arrangement with Kim that does not address the abductees.

— washington post, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump dangles White House visit for North Korea’s Kim if summit goes well," 8 June 2018
Abe is pushing Trump to raise the issue of Japanese abductees held in North Korea and is seeking to ensure that Trump's efforts to negotiate an agreement with Kim don't harm Japan's interests.

— zeke miller and catherine lucey, chicagotribune.com, "Trump: 'Attitude,' not preparation, key for North Korea summit," 7 June 2018
Hwang claims he's been blocked by the government from raising his father’s case with the South Korean Unification Ministry, which is responsible for abductee issues among other pro-unification tasks.

— NBC News, "Ahead of Trump-Kim talks, South Koreans fear their prisoners will be forgotten," 13 May 2018
And in Japan, the relatives of Japanese abductees are being reminded of this development as the world focuses on high-wire diplomacy.

— julian ryall, USA TODAY, "What's next for Japan's forgotten prisoners in North Korea?," 19 Apr. 2018
Shinzo Abe said in a televised interview Friday that Kim should understand that agreements with the United States and South Korea on better relations and denuclearization are not enough to win Japanese aid, and that the abductees must be released.

— Fox News, "Japan PM to NKorea: Release Japanese abductees or no aid," 11 May 2018
Yokota said the Japanese government must not renounce sanctions or give economic assistance to North Korea until all the abductees are returned home.

— edith m. lederer, Cincinnati.com, "Otto Warmbier's mom now speaking out to embarrass North Korea," 4 May 2018
All of these moments, peppered over 170 minutes of television, suggest an evolution towards June as a permanent free woman — as June, as opposed to her Gilead abductee name of Offred.

— refinery29.com, "This Week’s Handmaid’s Tale Ending Might Be Its Most Devastating Yet," 2 May 2018

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