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kidnap

/ˈkɪd.næp/

kidnapnoun

kidnaps

/ˈkɪdnæp/

Translations

The kidnap of the businessman shocked the entire city.

Похищение бизнесмена шокировало весь город.

Definitions

The act of unlawfully seizing and carrying away a person by force or fraud.

The kidnap of the wealthy businessman shocked the entire community.

Synonyms

kidnapverb

kidnapped

Past Simple

kidnapped

Past Participle

kidnapping

Gerund

/ˈkɪd.næp/

Translations

The criminals planned to kidnap the wealthy businessman.

Преступники планировали похитить богатого бизнесмена.

Additional translations

Definitions

To seize and detain a person unlawfully, often for ransom.

The criminals planned to kidnap the wealthy businessman for a hefty ransom.

Synonyms

take hostage

kidnapadjective

Used attributively (e.g., "kidnap victim").

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of an act of kidnapping.

The police handled the kidnap case with utmost urgency.