rapto

Definitions of rapto
  1. noun
    (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
    synonyms: secuestro
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    type of:
    apresamiento, captura, prendimiento
    the act of taking of a person by force
  2. noun
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
    synonyms: arrebatamiento, arrebato, arrobamiento, arrobo, elevación, embeleso, embriaguez, enajenación, exaltación, transporte, éxtasis
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    type of:
    espíritu, estado emocional
    the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
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