HyperDic: kidnapping

English > 1 sense of the word *kidnapping*:
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

kidnapping > pronunciation
Sounds	kih'dnae.pihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *kidnapping*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	(law) the unlawful / unlawful / unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment.
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