| NOUN | act | kidnapping, snatch | (law) the unlawful / unlawful / unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment |
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| Sounds | kih'dnae.pihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | (law) the unlawful / unlawful / unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment. | |
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| Synonym | snatch | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | capture, seizure | The act of taking of a person by force |
| Spanish | rapto, secuestro | |
| Catalan | rapte, segrest | |
| Verbs | kidnap | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom |
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