Thesaurus: kidnap
To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.
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- v. t. To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.
- v. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
- To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place. Abbott. You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt to kidnap their children, and to make proselytes of them. Whately. Note: Originally used only of stealing children, but now extended in application to any human being, involuntarily abducted.
- To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will,with intent to carry to another place. Abbott.You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt tokidnap their children, and to make proselytes of them. Whately.
- v:100 v. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom