kidnap
verb | /kidnap/
to take someone away illegally and hold them for ransom
kidnap
verb | /kidnap/
Essential WordsHARDto take someone away illegally and hold them for ransom
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"Kidnappers demanded a large ransom for the return of the child."
"They uncovered a plot to kidnap the celebrity."
Etymology
from Old English cippian “to seize” via French kidnapper
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