kidnapping

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the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment.

Noun

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kidnapping - (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment Synonyms: snatch

KIDNAPPING. The forcible and unlawful abduction and conveying away of a man, woman, or child, from his or her home, without his or her will or consent, and sending such person away, with an intent to deprive him or her of some right. This is an offence at common law.

abduction, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, capture, catch, catching, collaring, coup, crimping, dragnet, forcible seizure, grab, grabbing, hold, impressment, nabbing, picking up, power grab, prehension, running in, seizure, seizure of power, shanghaiing, snatch, snatching, taking in, taking into custody