abdução

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abductiōnem (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“to take or lead away”), from ab (“away”) + dūcō (“to lead”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bi.duˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /ab.duˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ab.duˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /a.bi.duˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: ab‧du‧ção

Noun

abdução f (plural abduções)

  1. (anatomy) abduction (physiology: movement separating limb from axis)
  2. (Brazil, law) abduction (wrongful carrying off of a human being)
    Synonym: sequestro

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