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abduction

noun as in taking away by force

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Brown has only been charged with kidnapping and burglary in connection with Cash’s abduction while authorities wait for the results of forensic tests.

Scientists will go back to those twilight fields, and bats — at least, the dimmer ones — will return to their caves with new tales of alien abduction and bizarre medical procedures.

On Thursday, Lady Gaga’s father, Joe Germanotta, told the New York Post that the family is “devastated” by the abduction of the star’s beloved pets.

Contrary to claims by governments, Boko Haram and other militant groups are only expanding their influence — as demonstrated by the abduction of Nigerian school students in December.

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On Tuesday, officials said they charged Roldan, 40, with abduction in Decker’s disappearance.

Did he denounce the involvement of organized crime in the abduction and disappearance of 43 students in the nearby city of Iguala?

Now, their love story faces an even bigger threat—his abduction by the Nusra Front.

In the weeks immediately following the mass abduction, about 60 of the kidnapped girls escaped.

The Estonian statement implied the alleged abduction is an intentional slap in the face to the Americans.

The timing of the alleged abduction has triggered alarm throughout the region.

The story of an abduction of the day throws more light upon the state of society than any number of political disquisitions.

Tharn was beginning to wonder what far-reaching effects this half-mad abduction would have on his future life.

She knew by this time that Jotan had nothing to do with her abduction; no hireling of his would dare handle her so roughly.

With closed eyes Adbor gasped out, in a few broken sentences, his story of death and abduction.

It remains to be explained how the hunters received timely notice of the abduction of Sarah.

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On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to abduction, such as: kidnapping, rape, seizure, theft, and appropriation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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