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kidnap

DEFINITIONS OF: kidnap

1

v take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

“The industrialist's son was kidnapped”
Synonyms:
abduct, nobble, snatch
Types:
impress, shanghai
take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
Type of:
seize
take or capture by force
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