The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
v. To carry off by force; kidnap.
v. Physiology To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.
v. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To lead away or carry off surreptitiously or by force; kidnap.
In physiology, to move or draw away (a limb) from the axis of the body, or (a digit) from the axis of the limb: opposed to adduct.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
v. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
v. pull away from the body
Word Usage
"Thousands of people are going to symbolically 'abduct' themselves and stand in solidarity with all the abducted children forced to fight as soldiers."