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    kidnap
    /ˈkɪdnap/

    verb

    • 1. abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom: "militants kidnapped the daughter of a minister"

    noun

    • 1. the action of kidnapping someone: "they were arrested for robbery and kidnap"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishKIDNAP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    KIDNAP definition: 1. to take a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › kidnapKidnap Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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 in a sentence.

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    Kidnap definition: to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.. See examples of KIDNAP used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishKIDNAP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the verb kidnap, which means to take someone away illegally and by force. See examples, translations, and related words for kidnap.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › kidnapKidnap - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To kidnap is to steal a person, or to hold someone as a prisoner until a ransom is paid. The original meaning of kidnap, dating from the late seventeenth century, was "steal children to provide servants to the American colonies," from kid, "child," and nap, "snatch away."

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › kidnapKidnap - definition of kidnap by The Free Dictionary

    Kidnap means to abduct or confine someone forcibly, by threat of force, or by deceit, without the authority of law. Learn the word history, synonyms, antonyms, and translations of kidnap from various sources.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishkidnap verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb kidnap, which means to take somebody away illegally and keep them as a prisoner. See examples, synonyms and word origin.

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