as in to kidnap
to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully
the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family
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The continuing attacks have been accompanied by the burning of buildings and a rise in kidnappings, with gang suspected of abducting people to use as human shields against police drone attacks.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Hamdan, co-director of our film ‘No Other Land,’ is still missing after soldiers abducted him, injured and bleeding.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
Camarena, a 37-year-old agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, was abducted in broad daylight off the street of Guadalajara on Feb. 7, 1985.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
After chasing mysteries in one of Coral Gables’ most iconic buildings, the Biltmore Hotel and telling the strange story of a Cuban from Hialeah who believed he was abducted by aliens on his way to buy a piglet, this new season of el Nuevo Herald’s podcast aims to tell more calming stories.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Hamdan, co-director of our film ‘No Other Land,’ is still missing after soldiers abducted him, injured and bleeding.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025
Camarena, a 37-year-old agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, was abducted in broad daylight off the street of Guadalajara on Feb. 7, 1985.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
After chasing mysteries in one of Coral Gables’ most iconic buildings, the Biltmore Hotel and telling the strange story of a Cuban from Hialeah who believed he was abducted by aliens on his way to buy a piglet, this new season of el Nuevo Herald’s podcast aims to tell more calming stories.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Abduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abduct. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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