kidnapping
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kidnapping
- /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
verb kidnaping
- present participle and gerund of kidnap
noun kidnappings · kidnaping
- The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom. The Kiryat Malachi native, who had been working as a bartender in Tel Aviv before his kidnapping, was last seen trying to hide next to a car as a terrorist fired a rocket-propelled grenade at him and a friend.
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Closest in meaning: abducted, abduct, abduction, carjacking, hijack, hijacking, hijacked, abstraction, capture, seizure, detention, seizing, confinement, confiscation, snatching, hostage
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noun the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom
| Español | secuestro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 납치 napchi, 유괴 yugoe |
| 日本語 | 誘拐 yūkai, 拉致 rachi |
| 中文 | 綁架 /绑架 bǎngjià, 誘拐 /诱拐 yòuguǎi, 拐騙 /拐骗 guǎipiàn, 綁票 /绑票 bǎngpiào |
| हिन्दी | अपहरण apahraṇ |
| Kiswahili | utekaji nyara |
| Português | sequestro, rapto |
| Français | enlèvement, kidnapping, rapt |
| Deutsch | Entführung, Menschenraub, Kinderraub, Kidnapping |
| Italiano | sequestro |
| Ελληνικά | απαγωγή apagogí |
| Română | răpire |
| Русский | похище́ние poxiščénije, киднэ́ппинг kidnɛ́pping, кидне́ппинг kidnɛ́pping |
| Tiếng Việt | sự bắt cóc |
| العربية | اِخْتِطَاف iḵtiṭāf |
| עברית | חֲטִיפָה ḥatifa |
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title = {kidnapping},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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