Abduction

Abduction is the criminal act of taking a person away by means of fraud, persuasion, by threat of violence or by force.^[1] Kidnapping, by comparison, is limited to a threat of violence or forcefully taking adults or by the taking of children.^[1] It often involves some form of false imprisonment. In some states, kidnapping and abduction are treated as the same thing.^[2] But in most jurisdictions they are separate crimes. Unlawful interference with family members such as removing a child from its parents is abduction.^[2] It does not matter if the minor consents or not. Kidnapping is the unlawful taking of a person against their will.^[2] Abduction can also mean the taking of any female person for the purposes of human trafficking, prostitution, concubinage or (forced) marriage.^[1]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Abduction". The Free Dictionary/Farlex. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Kidnapping v. Abduction". US Legal, Inc. Retrieved 10 December 2015.