отвличане — meaning in English

English meaning

• abduction noun The crime of taking a person away by force or deception, typically to hold them against their will.
• distraction noun Something that pulls your attention away from what you should be doing.
• diversion noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.
• hijack verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
• hijacking noun The act of illegally seizing control of a vehicle or taking over a process for another purpose.
• kidnap verb To unlawfully seize and hold a person captive, often to demand a ransom.
• kidnapping noun The crime of illegally seizing and holding a person against their will, often for ransom.

Senses

отвличане is used for these senses in English:

• abduction Leading away; a carrying away. [from early 17th century.]
• abduction (legal) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [from mid-18th century.]
• distraction The process of being distracted.
• diversion (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
• hijack An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
• hijacking The act of one who hijacks (in any sense).
• kidnap The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.
• kidnapping (crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.

abduction — full definition

1. noun The crime of taking a person away by force or deception, typically to hold them against their will.
2. noun (anatomy) The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body.

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