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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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“Abduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abduct. Accessed 17 May. 2022.
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The first known use of abduct was in 1765
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