Abduction

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Abduction may refer to:

Crime

Kidnapping, unlawful confinement of a person against their will
- Alien abduction, phenomenon of people reporting 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)
  - International child abduction, form of human trafficking
- Express kidnapping, abduction where a small immediate ransom is demanded
- Raptio, large-scale abduction of women
- Tiger kidnapping, taking a hostage to force a loved one or associate of the victim to do something

Media

Film and television

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
"Abduction" (The Outer Limits), a 2001 television episode
"Abduction" (Shameless), a 2004 television episode
"Abduction", a 2007 episode of Death Note
"Abductions", a 2002 episode of Totally Spies!
"The Abduction" (Alias), a 2002 television episode
"The Abduction" (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman), a 1994 television episode

Literature

Abduction (novel), 2000, by Robin Cook
Abduction!, a 2004 novel by Peg Kehret
The Abduction (Norwegian title Bortførelsen), a 1987 novel by Mette Newth
The Abduction, a 1998 novel by J. Robert King

Music

"Abduction", a 2005 song by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, from the album Tyranny of Souls
Abduction, a music label run by members of Sun City Girls

Science

Abduction (anatomy), a type of movement that draws a structure or limb away from the median plane of the body
Abductive reasoning, a method of reasoning in logic

Other uses

Abduction (card game), published in 1998

See also

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