Entführung — 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.
- hijack verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a 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.
Senses
Entführung is used for these senses in English:
- hijack An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
- kidnap The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.
- kidnapping (crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.
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.
hijack — full definition
- verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
- verb To take control of a process, event, or resource and redirect it for a different purpose.
- noun An act of hijacking; an illegal seizure of a vehicle or process.