Abduction

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Abduction or abducted may refer to:

Of a person or people[edit]

Alien abduction, memories of being taken by apparently nonhuman entities from a different planet
History of alien abduction claims
Alien abduction claimants
Narrative of the abduction phenomenon
Perspectives on the abduction phenomenon
Child abduction, the abduction or kidnapping of a young child (or baby) by an older person
International child abduction
Raptio, large scale abduction of women, either for marriage or enslavement
Kidnapping, the taking away of a person against the person's will
Bride kidnapping, a practice in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry
Express kidnapping, a method of abduction where a small ransom that a company or family can easily pay is requested
Tiger kidnapping, taking a hostage to force a loved one or associate of the victim to do something

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

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
"Abduction", episode of Death Note, a Japanese animation television series
"Abducted", episode of Invader Zim, an animated television series
"The Abducted", a 2010 episode of Fringe
"The Abduction" (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman), 1994 episode of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
"The Abduction" (Alias), 2002 episode of Alias
The Abduction (1996 TV film), starring Victoria Principal and Robert Hays

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Abduction from the Seraglio (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), often abbreviated as "the Abduction," "the Entführung," or "die Entführung" in musical and critical circles

The Abduction of Figaro, a short pastiche of the Abduction and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), jestingly attributed to the fictitious P. D. Q. Bach by its actual composer, Peter Schickele

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!, a 2004 novel by Peg Kehret
"Abduction" (song), a 2005 song by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson
Abduction!, a novel
The 1987 novel The Abduction (Norwegian title Bortførelsen), written in Norwegian by Mette Newth and translated into English by Steven T. Murray and Tiina Nunnally