Abduction

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Abduction may refer to:

Of a person or people

Alien abduction, memories of being taken by apparently nonhuman entities from a different planet
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
International child abduction
Kidnapping, the taking away of a person against the person's will
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

Abduction (anatomy), a type of movement which draws a structure or 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 (1997 film), directed by Takao Okawara
Abduction (2011 film), directed by John Singleton
"Abduction," episode of Death Note, a Japanese animation television series
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story, a 2005 American documentary film
"Abduction" (The Outer Limits), a 2001 television episode
"Abductions" (Totally Spies!), a 2002 episode of an animated television series
The Abduction, a 1996 TV movie starring Victoria Principal and Robert Hays
"The Abduction" (Alias), a 2002 television episode
"The Abduction" (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman), a 1994 television episode

Abduction (novel), a 2000 novel by novelist Robin Cook
Abduction!, a 2004 novel by Peg Kehret
The Abduction, a 1987 novel (Norwegian title Bortførelsen), written in Norwegian by Mette Newth and translated into English by Steven T. Murray and Tiina Nunnally
The Abduction, a 1998 novel by J. Robert King set in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons

Abduction, a music label run by members of Sun City Girls
"Abduction", a 2005 song by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson
The Abduction from the Seraglio, an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Abduction of Figaro, a musical pastiche by Peter Schickele writing as P.D.Q. Bach