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kidnapped
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3 definitions • 2 examples
1
to take a person away
illegally
by
force
,
usually
in
order
to
demand
money in
exchange
for
releasing
them:
Examples:
The
wife
of a
businessman
was kidnapped from her home in
London
last night.
2
the
crime
of taking someone away by
force
and
demanding
money in
exchange
for
releasing
them
3
to
illegally
take a person away by
force
,
usually
in
order
to
demand
money in
exchange
for that person’s
release
:
Examples:
The
wife
of a
prominent
businessman
was kidnapped today.
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