abdução

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abductiōnem (“robbing; abduction”), from abdūcō (“to take or lead away”), from ab (“away”) + dūcō (“to lead”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bi.duˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.bi.duˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /ab.duˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ab.duˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ab.duˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ab.duˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], /a.bi.duˈsɐ̃w̃/ [a.bi.duˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bduˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ɐ.βðuˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: ab‧du‧ção

Noun

abdução f (plural abduções)

  1. (anatomy) abduction (physiology: movement separating limb from axis)
  2. (Brazil, law) abduction (wrongful carrying off of a human being)
    Synonym: sequestro
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