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kidnap

/ˈkɪd.næp/

Translations

kidnapnoun

kidnaps

/ˈkɪdnæp/

The kidnap of the businessman shocked the entire city.

Похищение бизнесмена шокировало весь город.

Synonyms

kidnapverb

kidnapped

Past Simple

kidnapped

Past Participle

kidnapping

Gerund

/ˈkɪd.næp/

The criminals planned to kidnap the wealthy businessman.

Преступники планировали похитить богатого бизнесмена.

Additional translations

Synonyms

take hostage

kidnapadjective

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

kidnapnoun

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

The kidnap of the wealthy businessman shocked the entire community.

kidnapverb

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

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

kidnapadjective

Relating to or characteristic of an act of kidnapping.

The police handled the kidnap case with utmost urgency.