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Media


Film and television

* "Abduction" (''The Outer Limits''), a 2001 television episode * " Abduction" (''Death Note'') a Japanese animation television series * " Abductions" (''Totally Spies!''), a 2002 episode of an animated television series * "The Abduction" (''Alias''), a 2002 television episode * "The Abduction" (''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman''), a 1994 television episode * ''Abduction'' (1975 film), directed by Joseph Zito * ''Abduction'' (1997 film), directed by Takao Okawara * ''Abduction'' (2011 film), directed by John Singleton * ''Abduction'' (2019 film), directed by Ernie Barbarash * '' Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story'', a 2005 American documentary film * ''The Abduction'', a 1996 TV movie starring
Victoria Principal Vicki Ree Principal (born January 3, 1950),''Abduction'' (novel), a 2000 novel by novelist Robin Cook * ''
Abduction! ''Abduction!'' by Peg Kehret, is a novel about a 13-year-old girl named Bonnie who searches for her brother Matt and their dog Pookie who were both abducted. Her abductor, a mystery at first, ends up being someone much close to home. Plot summ ...
'', a 2004 novel by Peg Kehret * ''The Abduction'', a 1987 novel (Norwegian title ''Bortførelsen''), written in Norwegian by
Mette Newth Mette Cecilie Newth (born 31 January 1942) is a Norwegian illustrator, author of children's literature, and organizer. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book. Personal life Mette Newth was born in Oslo as the daughter o ...
and translated into English by Steven T. Murray and Tiina Nunnally * ''The Abduction'', a 1998 novel by J. Robert King


Music

* "Abduction", a 2005 song by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson * Abduction, a music label run by members of
Sun City Girls Sun City Girls were an American experimental rock band, formed in 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona. From 1981, the group consisted of Alan Bishop (bass guitar, vocals), his brother Richard Bishop (guitar, piano, vocals), and Charles Gocher (drums, voc ...


Of a person or people

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Alien abduction Alien abduction (also called abduction phenomenon, alien abduction syndrome, or UFO abduction) refers to the phenomenon of people reporting their experience of being kidnapped by extraterrestrial beings and subjected to physical and psychological ...
, phenomenon of people reporting what they believe to be the real experience of being kidnapped by extraterrestrial beings *
Bride kidnapping Bride kidnapping, also known as marriage by abduction or marriage by capture, is a practice in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry. Bride kidnapping (hence the portmanteau bridenapping) has been practiced around the world and ...
, a practice in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry *
Child abduction Child abduction or child theft is the unauthorized removal of a Minor (law), minor (a child under the age of Age of majority, legal adulthood) from the Child custody, custody of the child's Parent, natural parents or Legal guardian, legally appo ...
, unauthorized removal of a minor from the custody of their guardians *
Express kidnapping Express kidnapping ( es, secuestro exprés; pt, sequestro relâmpago) is a method of abduction where a small immediate ransom is demanded, often by the victim being forced to withdraw money from their ATM account. Known in the United States s ...
, abduction where a small immediate ransom is demanded *
International child abduction The term international child abduction is generally synonymous with international ''parental kidnapping,'' ''child snatching'', and ''child stealing.'' However, the more precise legal usage of ''international child abduction'' originates in ...
, form of human trafficking *
Kidnapping In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful confinement of a person against their will, often including transportation/asportation. The asportation and abduction element is typically but not necessarily conducted by means of force or fear: the p ...
, unlawful confinement of a person against their will *
Raptio ''Raptio'' (in archaic or literary English rendered as ''rape'') is a Latin term for the large-scale abduction of women, i.e. kidnapping for marriage, concubinage or sexual slavery. The equivalent German term is ''Frauenraub'' (literally '' ...
, large scale abduction of women *
Tiger kidnapping A tiger kidnapping or tiger robbery involves two separate crimes. The first crime usually involves an abduction of a person or something someone highly values. Instead of demanding money, the captors demand that a second crime be committed on th ...
, taking a hostage to force a loved one or associate of the victim to do something


Sciences

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Abduction (anatomy) Motion, the process of movement, is described using specific anatomical terms. Motion includes movement of organs, joints, limbs, and specific sections of the body. The terminology used describes this motion according to its direction relativ ...
, a type of movement which draws a structure or limb away from the median plane of the body *
Abductive reasoning Abductive reasoning (also called abduction,For example: abductive inference, or retroduction) is a form of logical inference formulated and advanced by American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce beginning in the last third of the 19th century ...
, a method of reasoning in logic


See also

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Abducted (disambiguation) Abducted may refer to: Film and television * ''Abducted'' (2013 film), directed by Glen Scantlebury & Lucy Phillips * "Abducted" (''Invader Zim''), an episode of animated television series ''Invader Zim'' * '' Abducted: The Carlina White Story' ...
* Abductor (disambiguation) {{disambiguation