abduction
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term "abduction" means the alleged wrongful removal of a child from the child's country of habitual residence, or the wrongful retention of a child outside such country, in violation of a left-behind parent's custodial rights, including the rights of a military parent.
Source
- 2014–present22 U.S.C. § 9101Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this chapter