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abducent
(Physiol.) That abducts
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adducent (antonym)
(Physiology) Related to the muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to abducent.
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snatching
(Slang) To kidnap
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kidnapping
To seize and hold or carry off (a person) against that person's will, by force or fraud, often for ransom
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stealing
(Baseball) To steal or attempt to steal a base
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seizing
To take possession of (by force, law etc.)
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releasing (antonym)
To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of.
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freeing (related)
To remove obstructions or entanglements from; clear:
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  • Thus, among some tribes of Western Australia the penalty for abducting another's wife was to stand with leg extended while each male of the tribe stuck his spear into it.

  • The use of this writ in most if not all criminal cases was forbidden in 1553; but it was used in the 17th century in a case of kidnapping (Designy's case, 1682), and against Lord Grey for abducting his wife's sister (1682), and in the earl of Banbury's case to recover his wife (1704).

  • The dragon a mythical creature best known for its reptilian appearance and its curious habits of abducting damsels, hoarding treasure and breathing fire on hapless knights is one of the most popular designs in tattoos.

  • I was accused of abducting her.

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