Definition: The word "abductor" in its broad context can refer to any person who abducts someone, usually a child or an adult. It refers to taking a child away from their parent or guardian for ransom. In more specific terms, it could refer to a person who takes another individual off the streets to be held captive, such as a person being taken away from their parents or guardians for money or ransom. However, in this context, "abductors" refers to those individuals responsible for forcibly taking someone away from their parent or guardian.