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abduction

noun as in taking away by force

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The girl is also at the centre of an abduction plot - something community leader Sue-Anne Hunter called a "particularly insensitive choice", given the "painful historical context" of the Stolen Generations.

From BBC

John Cannan, 70, was jailed in 1989 for the abduction and murder of newlywed Shirley Banks from Bristol.

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Sophie Turner’s lawsuit against Joe Jonas accusing the musician of child abduction has officially been dismissed.

He gave a credulity-straining story about the night of the abduction, however.

To investigators at the scene of Polly Klaas’ abduction in early October 1993, the story strained belief.

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

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