kidnap

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Verb

kidnap (kidnaps, present participle kidnapping; past and past participle kidnapped)

1. (transitive) To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom.

Translations

• French: kidnapper, ravir
• German: entführen
• Italian: rapire, sequestrare
• Portuguese: sequestrar
• Russian: похища́ть
• Spanish: secuestrar, raptar (with sexual connotation)

Noun

kidnap (plural kidnaps)

1. An instance of kidnapping.

Related terms

• kidnapper, kidnaper
• kidnappee, kidnapee

Translations

• French: enlèvement, kidnapping
• German: Entführung, Menschenraub, Kinderraub
• Italian: sequestro, rapimento
• Portuguese: sequestro
• Russian: похище́ние
• Spanish: secuestro, rapto

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