bortføring — 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.

Senses

bortføring 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.]

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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