Abduction

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Abduction may refer to:

Media

Film and television

Literature

  • Abduction (novel)
    , a 2000 novel by Robin Cook
  • Abduction!, a 2004 novel by Peg Kehret
  • The Abduction, a 1987 novel (Norwegian title Bortførelsen) 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

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, form of human trafficking
  • Kidnapping, unlawful confinement of a person against their will
  • Raptio, 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)
    , 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

See also