What is the meaning of abducted?

Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom.
- usage: "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
- synonyms: kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch
Pull away from the body.
- usage: "this muscle abducts"
- synonyms: abduct

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