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Abduction

↔️ Antonyms of "Abduction"

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heteroecious	(biology) Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Abduction"

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Word	Definition
abducted	Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction
kidnapped	subjected to kidnapping
kidnappingnoun	(crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.
kidnapnoun	The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.
carjackingnoun	The violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver.
hijacknoun	An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
robberynoun	(crime) The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.
abstractionnoun	The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
hijackingnoun	The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
hijacked	Of a vehicle, aircraft, vessel, computer, etc.: whose control has been seized by force
theftnoun	The act of stealing property.
capturenoun	An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
seizurenoun	(medicine, pathology) A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
detentionnoun	(countable) A temporary state of custody or confinement.
embezzlementnoun	(law, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.
confiscationnoun	The act or process of confiscating.
confinementnoun	The act of confining or the state of being confined.
misappropriationnoun	The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
disposalnoun	(countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.
clearancenoun	(retail) A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise; sometimes as a closeout.