kidnapping
noun
kid·nap·ping
variants
or kidnaping
: an act or instance or the crime of seizing, confining, inveigling, abducting, or carrying away a person by force or fraud often with a demand for ransom or in furtherance of another crime
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“Kidnapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Legal Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/kidnapping. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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