as in kidnapping
the unlawful or forcible carrying away of a person or animal discredited reports of abductions by aliens
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Recent Examples of abduction Jurors will also hear audio recorded inside Horner’s FedEx truck during the abduction, but it will not be shown on the livestream. —
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 The last two ransom notes sent to TMZ asked for one bitcoin, which is worth about $72,000, in exchange for information related to Nancy Guthrie’s abduction. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2026 During one call, Horner's mother asked him what happened during the abduction. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Taken against her will includes possible kidnapping or abduction. —Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abduction
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 The last two ransom notes sent to TMZ asked for one bitcoin, which is worth about $72,000, in exchange for information related to Nancy Guthrie’s abduction. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2026 During one call, Horner's mother asked him what happened during the abduction. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Taken against her will includes possible kidnapping or abduction. —Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abduction
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Benue has been a hot spot for armed violence in Nigeria's northern region where armed gangs often target remote villagers and travelers with violent killings and kidnapping for ransom.— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Another alleged Tre-4 member, Sincere Pomar, faces kidnapping and robbery charges in a Richmond marijuana dispensary robbery where the victims were held at gunpoint and zip-tied, court records show.— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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This is the former movie producer's third rape trial in New York after he was tried in 2020 and 2025.— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Mann first met Weinstein at an engagement party in February 2013, six weeks before the alleged rape.— Karla Cote, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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