kidnapping

Speech parts

1. kidnapping - Noun

2. kidnapping - Verb

Derived from kidnap

Meaning

of Kidnap

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

capture seizure abduction kidnap snatch snatching abducting capturing carrying off shanghai taking kidnapper bit crime removal
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Antonyms

free release discharge releasing compensate liberate
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Hypernyms

capture seizure

Phrases with the word

actual kidnapping tiger kidnapping kidnapping for ransom ransom kidnapping

Examples

I said the kidnapping is a crime. I have the right to speak about the crime done against me. They didn't like me to speak about this crime. So I decided to reveal it to the public. Mordechai Vanunu

My daughters have grown up knowing all about my kidnapping and the case and what happened. Patty Hearst

The north of the Central African Republic is now a war zone, with rival armed bands burning villages, kidnapping children, robbing travelers and killing people with impunity. Nicholas D. Kristof

Hey Grover! Thorn's kidnapping us! He's a poisonous spike-throwing maniac! Help! Rick Riordan

In spite of muzzling the press, imprisoning thousands, and engaging in torture, kidnapping and murder, the Socialist government was still vulnerable to the accusation of being "soft on Basques. Mark Kurlansky

Don't confuse rescue and kidnapping. I have not asked to be rescued. Kameron Hurley

Close letter words and terms

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