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 kidnapping kidnapping /ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ/

noun

  1. (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment  ( kidnapping , snatch , kidnaping [American] )
    (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment


 kidnap kidnap /ˈkɪdˌnæp/

verb

  1. () Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom  ( abduct , nobble [Informal, British] , snatch , kidnap )
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
     The industrialist's son was kidnapped
    The industrialist's son was kidnapped