ETYM Latin abductio: cf. French abduction.
In philosophy and logic, a form of probable inference, reaching a probable conclusion on the basis of available evidence. Aristotle uses the term to refer to a weak syllogism that fails to carry certainty. For US philosopher Charles Peirce, it is the process of generating hypotheses.
1. The criminal act of capturing and carrying away a person by force.
2. (Physiology) Moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin rapere, raptum, to carry off by force. Related to Rapid.
1. The state or condition of feeling rapt, or carried away from one's self by agreeable excitement or passion; extreme joy or pleasure; ecstasy.
2. A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence.
3. The state or condition of being rapt, or carried away from one's self by agreeable excitement; violence of a pleasing passion; extreme joy or pleasure; ecstasy.
4. A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium.
5. A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with violence. + prikaži više