abaction

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abaction

/æˈbækʃən/

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From Latin abāctiō.

noun

uncountable Carrying away by force, especially of animals.
archaic, uncountable Stealing cattle on a large scale. For quotations using this term, see Citations:abaction.

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noun carrying away by force

Português	abigeato

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@misc{abaction_2026,
  title = {abaction},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abaction},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}