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kidnapping — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abduction noun The crime of taking a person away by force or deception, typically to hold them against their will.

Senses

kidnapping is used for these senses in English:

  • abduction (legal) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [from mid-18th century.]

abduction — full definition

  1. noun The crime of taking a person away by force or deception, typically to hold them against their will.
  2. noun (anatomy) The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body.

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