as in to kidnap
to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family

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Recent Examples on the Web Palestinians say 350 bodies recovered in Gaza Israel is still at war in Gaza more than a year after Hamas’ attack, in which some 1,200 people were killed, mostly civilians, and another 250 were abducted. Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 Maloney, who was abducted by one of her parents as a child and lived in several different countries, also feels strongly in advocating for child-abduction victims. Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024 Featured on that cover were Jonathan Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son Hersh Goldberg-Polin was abducted at the Nova music festival and whose death was confirmed just over a month ago. Anna Gordon, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024 Israel’s offensive in Gaza started after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, when militants stormed into Israel, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting around 250 others. Samy Magdy and Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for abduct 

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“Abduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abduct. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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