Kidnap
['kɪdnæp]
Definition
(verb.) take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; 'The industrialist's son was kidnapped'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Abduct (any human being), carry off, steal away, run off with.
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Definition
v.t. to steal as a human being:—pr.p. kid′napping; pa.t. and pa.p. kid′napped.—n. Kid′napper.
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Examples
- When James determined to kidnap Lord Saltire, it was of this man's service that he availed himself. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- And why should gypsies kidnap him? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- If he has been kidnapped, it could not have been for anything which he himself possesses. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Is he to be kidnapped to the other ken, Nancy says? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The other most obvious explanation is that the child has been kidnapped for the purpose of levying ransom. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- From the police point of view he will have kidnapped the boy for the purpose of ransom. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Surely you don't really imagine that he may be kidnapped in order to give information against his wealthy uncle? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- By what authority am I kidnapped in the street, and brought here by these dogs? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I sat in silence wondering what on earth could be his reason for kidnapping me in this extraordinary fashion. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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