The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abaction
Abaction \Ab*ac"tion\ ([a^]b*[a^]k"sh[u^]n), n. Stealing cattle on a large scale. [Obs.]
Wiktionary
abaction
n. 1 (context legal English) carry away by force, (non-gloss definition: especially) of animals. 2 (context archaic English) steal cattle on a large scale.