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