All 3 Uses of
abduct
in
War and Peace
- The plan for Natalie Rostova's abduction had been arranged and the preparations made by Dolokhov a few days before, and on the day that Sonya, after listening at Natasha's door, resolved to safeguard her, it was to have been put into execution.†
Chpt 8
- One of Pierre's acquaintances, while they were talking about the weather, asked if he had heard of Kuragin's abduction of Rostova which was talked of in the town, and was it true?†
Chpt 8
- Pierre dined at the club that day and heard on all sides gossip about the attempted abduction of Rostova.†
Chpt 8 *
Definition:
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(abduct) to take someone away against their will