kidnapping

verbnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ//

The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.

verb

1
Also a form of kidnappresent participle and gerund of kidnap

noun

1
The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.
The Kiryat Malachi native, who had been working as a bartender in Tel Aviv before his kidnapping, was last seen trying to hide next to a car as a terrorist fired a rocket-propelled grenade at him and a friend.

Forms

plural: kidnappings

kidnap · To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal…kidnapped · subjected to kidnapping kidnapper · A person who kidnaps someone.

kidnapping · The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.

kidney · An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.Kidney · A surname from Irish.Kieran · A unisex given name from Irish, an anglicized form of Ciarán.

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