What is the meaning of kidnapping?

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noun

  • Law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment.

verb

  • Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom.
    • usage: "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
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