kidnapping
/ˈkidˌnapiNG/
noun
the action of abducting someone and holding them captive.
"the recent kidnapping of a Dutch industrialist"
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Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful abduction and confinement of a person against their will. Wikipedia
Kidnapping is a crime at common law consisting of an unlawful restraint of a person's liberty by force or show of force. Under modern law, this crime ...
509.040 Kidnapping. (1) A person is guilty of kidnapping when he unlawfully restrains another person and when his intent is: (a) To hold him for ransom or ...
Federal jurisdiction over kidnapping extends to the following situations: (1) kidnapping in which the victim is willfully transported in interstate or ...
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6 days ago · The meaning of KIDNAP is to seize and detain or carry away by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom. How to use kidnap ...
Kidnapping is when someone takes another person (either against their will or by luring them away), or keeps a person against their wishes, in order to make ...