Abduction

Abduction or abducted may refer to:

Of a person or people

• Kidnapping, the taking away of a person against the person's will
  • Alien abduction, memories of being taken by apparently nonhuman entities
  • Bride kidnapping, a practice in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry
  • Child abduction, the abduction or kidnapping of a young child (or baby) by an older person
  • Express kidnapping, a method of abduction where a small ransom that a company or family can easily pay is requested
  • Raptio, large scale abduction of women, either for marriage or enslavement
  • Tiger kidnapping, taking a hostage to force a loved one or associate of the victim to do something
• Arrest, the taking into custody of a person, especially against his will and/or ensured by the use of restraints

Sciences

• Abduction (kinesiology), a type of movement which draws a limb away from the median plane of the body
• Abductive reasoning, a method of reasoning in logic

Media

Film and television

• Abduction (1975 film), directed by Joseph Zito
• Abduction (2011 film), an action-thriller film starring Taylor Lautner
• Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story, a 2005 American documentary film
• "Abduction" (The Outer Limits), episode of the television series
• "The Abduction", episode of the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
• "Abduction", episode of Death Note, a Japanese animation television series
• "Abducted", episode of Invader Zim, an animated television series

Music and literature

• Abduction, a music label run by Sun City Girls members
• Abducted (album), an album by death metal band Hypocrisy
• Abduction (novel), a 2000 novel by novelist Robin Cook
• Abduction! (2004), novel by Peg Kehret

See also

• All pages with titles containing "abduct*"
• Abductor (disambiguation)
• Kidnapping (disambiguation)