sieppaus — 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.
- capture verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- intercept verb To stop or catch something before it reaches its destination.
- kidnap verb To unlawfully seize and hold a person captive, often to demand a ransom.
- kidnapping noun The crime of illegally seizing and holding a person against their will, often for ransom.
- snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
Senses
sieppaus is used for these senses in English:
- abduction (legal) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [from mid-18th century.]
- capture The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
- intercept An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
- kidnap The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.
- kidnapping (crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.
- snap An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
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.
capture — full definition
- verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- verb To record or represent something, especially so it can be seen or reviewed later.
- noun The act of seizing or taking control of something, or the thing seized.