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अपहरण — 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.
  • 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

अपहरण is used for these senses in English:

  • kidnap an instance of kidnapping
  • kidnapping the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom
  • abduction leading away, carrying away

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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