as in to abduct
to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully
the child of the wealthy industrialist was kidnapped and held for ransom
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Recent Examples of kidnap
Meanwhile, Irene, consumed by her connection to the past, spirals into obsession and kidnaps Diana in her desperate search for answers.
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Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The twin sister of Captain Hastings wife, Dulcie, has been kidnapped – and Hercule Poirot rightly expects not only extortion to follow, but murder.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Unbeknownst to authorities at the time, Northcott, who had moved from Canada to Los Angeles several years before, had kidnapped the brothers.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Over 1200 people were killed and 251 kidnapped to Gaza.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
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Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The twin sister of Captain Hastings wife, Dulcie, has been kidnapped – and Hercule Poirot rightly expects not only extortion to follow, but murder.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Unbeknownst to authorities at the time, Northcott, who had moved from Canada to Los Angeles several years before, had kidnapped the brothers.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Over 1200 people were killed and 251 kidnapped to Gaza.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kidnap
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“Kidnap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnap. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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