Associations to the word «Kidnapping»

Wiktionary

KIDNAPPING, verb. Present participle of kidnap
KIDNAPPING, noun. (legal) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.

Dictionary definition

KIDNAPPING, noun. (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment.

Wise words

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