kidnapping
noun/ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
/ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
(also kidnap)
[uncountable, countable]- the crime of taking somebody away illegally and keeping them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money or something else for returning them
- He admitted the charge of kidnap.
- the kidnapping of 12 US citizens
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