kidnapping
noun
[ ˈkɪdnapɪŋ ]
• the action of abducting someone and holding them captive.
• "the recent kidnapping of a Dutch industrialist"
kidnap
verb
• abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.
• "militants kidnapped the daughter of a minister"
Similar:
abduct,
carry off,
capture,
seize,
snatch,
hold to ransom,
take as hostage,
hijack,
run off/away with,
nobble,
shanghai,
Origin:
late 17th century: back-formation from kidnapper, from kid1 + slang nap ‘nab, seize’.
