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kidnapping (noun)

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  • kidnapping — noun The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom …   Wiktionary

  • kidnapping — noun (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment • Syn: ↑snatch • Derivationally related forms: ↑snatch (for: ↑snatch), ↑kidnap …   Useful english dictionary

  • kidnapping — also kidnap especially BrE (C, U) the crime of kidnapping someone: the recent series of kidnappings | a kidnap attempt kidney / kIdni/ noun 1 (C) one of the two organs in your lower back that separate waste liquid from your blood and make urine 2 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • dirty war — noun an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims thousands of people… …   Useful english dictionary

  • manstealing — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) : kidnapping * * * /man stee ling/, n. the act of kidnapping. [1570 80; MAN1 + STEALING] …   Useful english dictionary

  • recording — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, fine, good ▪ accurate, careful, detailed ▪ an accurate recording of time ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • plagiary — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Latin plagiarius, literally, kidnapper, from plagium netting of game, kidnapping, from plaga net, trap Date: 1601 1. archaic one that plagiarizes 2. plagiarism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • abduction — noun /əbˈdʌk.ʃən,æbˈdʌk.ʃən/ a) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away. the abduction of a child b) The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. The significance of such …   Wiktionary

  • blackbirding — noun the kidnapping of Pacific Islanders or Kanakas for work on, or for sale to, plantations usually sugar plantations in Queensland, Australia. See Also: blackbirder …   Wiktionary

  • baby snatching — noun The kidnapping of a baby. See Also: baby snatcher …   Wiktionary

  • cliché — noun /ˈkliːʃeɪ,kliːˈʃeɪ/ Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. Kidnapping the love interest during a… …   Wiktionary

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