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Abduction
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abduction
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abduct
abduct : to carry or lead (a person) away by threat or use of force or often by fraud
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Consent
of the mind. In relation to Criminal Law, see (English) Criminal Law Amendment Acts, 1885-1922, and see AGE; ABDUCTION. The word 'consent' as used in s. 30(2) of the Sale of Goods Act means 'agreeing on the
Kidnapping
Kidnapping [fr. kind, Dut., a child, and nap, to steal], the forcible abduction or stealing away of a man, woman, or child from their own country, and sending them into another.
Kidnapping for ransom
for ransom, Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person or keeps a person in detention after such kidnapping or abduction, and threatens to cause death or hurt to such person, or by his conduct gives rise to a
Nun
convent. An obsolete (English) Act of 1285 (13 Edw. 1,c. 6) (Statute of Westminster the Second) punishes the abduction of a nun, though consenting, from her convent by three years' imprisonment and fine. Nuns are excepted from
Ravishment
Ravishment, forcible violation. See ABDUCTION and RAPE. --forcible seizure and carrying off of another person (esp. a woman), Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
Sessions of the peace
are triable. See Criminal Justice Act, 1925. (10) Bigamy, and offences against the law relating to marriage. (11) Abduction of women and girls. (12) Concealment of birth. (13) Offences of bankrupts. This restriction is abolished. See below.
inveigle
inveigle in·vei·gled in·vei·gling : to lure by false representations or other deceit [whoever unlawfully…s, decoys, kidnaps, abducts, or carries away and holds for ransom or reward or otherwise any person…shall be punished by imprisonment "U.S.
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