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| kidnap [ kíd nap ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (3rd person present singular kidnaps, present participle kidnapping, past and past participle kidnapped) |
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abduct somebody: to take somebody away by force and hold him or her prisoner, usually for ransom
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noun (plural kidnaps) |
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crime
Same as kidnapping
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| [Mid-17th century. <kid1 + nap 'steal', origin ?] |
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 kidnapper noun |
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