kidnap

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kidnap
v. abduct, steal, take away by force (of a child or person)

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Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person unlawfully. This may be done for ransom or in furtherance of another crime, or in connection with a child custody dispute.

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kidnap

Verb
1. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
(synonym) nobble, abduct, snatch
(hypernym) seize
(hyponym) shanghai, impress
(derivation) kidnapper, abductor, snatcher
(classification) crime, law-breaking


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kidnap
v. unést

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kidnap
Czas. porywać; uprowadzać