Abduction may refer to:

Media

Film and television

* "Abduction" (''The Outer Limits''), a 2001 television episode * "Abduction", a 2007 episode of ''Death Note'' * "Abductions", a 2002 episode of ''Totally Spies!'' * "The Abduction" (''Alias''), a 2002 episode of an American television series * "The Abduction" (''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman''), a 1994 episode of an American television series * ''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 and Robert Hays

Literature

* ''Abduction'' (novel), a 2000 novel by 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'') 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 ...

* ''The Abduction'', a 1998 novel by

J. Robert King J. Robert King is an American fantasy novelist and former editor and game designer. He also writes non-fantasy fiction as John R. King. Biography J. Robert King was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and grew up in northwestern Indiana. He knew he wante ...

Music

*"Abduction", a 2005 song by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, from the album ''

Tyranny of Souls ''Tyranny of Souls'' is the sixth studio album released by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson on 23 May 2005. The cover art is one of the panels of Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation, a work by renaissance artist Hans Memling. It is his fir ...

'' * 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

* Alien abduction, phenomenon of people reporting what they believe to be the real experience of being kidnapped by extraterrestrial beings * Bride kidnapping, a practice in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry * Child abduction, unauthorized removal of a minor from the custody of their guardian(s) * Express kidnapping, 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 ''wif ...

, large-scale abduction of women * Tiger kidnapping, taking a hostage to force a loved one or associate of the victim to do something

Sciences

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 that 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 ...