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kidnapping

/ˈkɪdˌnæpɪŋ/ · 10 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

    (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

  2. 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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