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fuadach — 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.

Senses

fuadach is used for these senses in English:

  • abduction (legal) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [from mid-18th century.]
  • hijack An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.
  • kidnap The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.

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.

hijack — full definition

  1. verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
  2. verb To take control of a process, event, or resource and redirect it for a different purpose.
  3. noun An act of hijacking; an illegal seizure of a vehicle or process.