Ab‐duct″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Abducted (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Abducting.] [L. abductus, p. p. of abducere. See Abduce.] 1. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.