Dictionary Check: kidnapping

"kidnapping" is a valid word!

Scrabble 20 points
Words with Friends 25 points

Definition

noun

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

Synonyms:
verb

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

Example: "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

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