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Abduction means the taking of a person against their will, generally by means of persuasion,�fraud, or force. Some�jurisdictions�also require that the abductee (the person who is abducted) be a child or that that the abductor intend to marry or harm the abductee or subject them to�prostitution�or trafficking. Generally, states will differentiate abduction from child abduction depending on age.�For instance, in California jury instructions, the essential factual elements disseminated to jurors for abduction require the plaintiff to be 65 years of age or older/a dependent adult.��

Parental abduction, a parent's abduction of their child which generally occurs during the pendency of�child-custody proceedings, is also a�crime. Although the terms abduction and�kidnapping�are, at times, used interchangeably, kidnapping is narrower, generally requiring the threat or use of force.�

A helpful definition of abduction is also provided in the Code of Virginia�� 18.2-47�which states that �Any person who, by force, intimidation or�deception, and without legal justification or excuse, seizes, takes, transports,�detains�or secretes another person with the intent to deprive such other person of [their] personal�liberty�or to withhold or conceal [them] from any person, authority or institution lawfully entitled to [their] charge, shall be deemed guilty of �abduction.��