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kidnap
[ kid-nap ]
verb (used with object)
- to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
Synonyms:
kidnap
/ ˈɪæ /
verb
- tr to carry off and hold (a person), usually for ransom
Derived Forms
- ˈ쾱Բ辱Բ, noun
- ˈ쾱Բ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- 쾱n· 쾱n· noun
- 쾱n· 쾱n· noun
- ܲ·쾱n adjective
- ܲ·쾱n adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of kidnap1
Example Sentences
In 1986, he and accomplices kidnapped two North Hollywood men who owed them money and held them for ransom.
“We can’t stop speaking out until he’s home and this administration stops its horrific practice of kidnapping people without charge or trial,” Clinton wrote.
Roughly three-quarters of the youths housed at Los Padrinos are awaiting court hearings connected to violent offenses including murder, attempted murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping and gang crimes, according to Waters.
A Southern California 10-year-old was found safe Sunday, a day after being kidnapped by a stranger she had been communicating with on Roblox and the messaging platform Discord, authorities said.
"There was no notification to me or any of the team members. It was just gone. It was like it had been kidnapped, almost."
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