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Abduction is a method of reasoning in logic.

In anatomy and physiology, abduction refers to the moving of limbs away from the midline of the body, or to the muscles that perform this. For example, the abductor muscles[?] of the human thigh are used to spread the legs apart.

In criminal law, abduction (Lat. abductio < abducere, to lead away) is the kidnapping of a woman.

There are people that believe in Alien abductions.

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