NY State Police Vocabulary

abandonment CORRECT ANSWER to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert Abdominal CORRECT ANSWER the region of the body of a vertebrate that contains the viscera other than the heart and lungs. In mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm abduction CORRECT ANSWER 1 the action or an instance of forcibly taking someone away against their will. -in legal use) the illegal removal of a child from parents or guardians. 2 Physiology the movement of a limb or other part away from the midline of the body, or from another part. abnormal CORRECT ANSWER deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying: abortion CORRECT ANSWER an operation or other procedure to terminate pregnancy before the fetus is viable 2. the premature termination of pregnancy by spontaneous or induced expulsion of a nonviable fetus from the uterus abrasion CORRECT ANSWER the process of scraping or wearing down by friction abscond CORRECT ANSWER to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution: