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kidnap

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kidnap /ˈkɪdˌnæp/ verb
kidnaps; kidnapped also US kidnaped; kidnapping also US kidnaping
kidnap
/ˈkɪdˌnæp/
verb
kidnaps; kidnapped also US kidnaped; kidnapping also US kidnaping
Learner's definition of KIDNAP
[+ object]
: to take away (someone) by force usually in order to keep the person as a prisoner and demand money for returning the person绑架;劫持

— kidnapper

also US kidnaper noun, plural kidnappers also US kidnapers [count]

— kidnapping

also US kidnaping noun
[noncount]
[count]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8885 COCA: 6993

kidnap

verb

kid·​nap ˈkid-ˌnap How to pronounce kidnap (audio)
kidnapped also kidnaped ˈkid-ˌnapt How to pronounce kidnap (audio) ; kidnapping also kidnaping

transitive verb

: to seize and detain or carry away by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom
kidnappee noun
or kidnapee
kidnapper noun
or less commonly kidnaper

Synonyms

Example Sentences

the child of the wealthy industrialist was kidnapped and held for ransom
Recent Examples on the Web This is somehow immediately known to the Bad Guys, who blow up Brenda’s cell with threatening messages, then kidnap a family member as collateral. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 They are accused of trying to spark a second Civil War ahead of the 2020 presidential election by plotting to kidnap Whitmer at her northern Michigan vacation home and put her on trial for treason. Robert Snell, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022 The 40-minute film revolves around a group of Black activists who kidnap a wealthy white man and then put him on trial for racial crimes in American history. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2022 In the federal case, jurors acquitted two men also accused of plotting to kidnap Whitmer and deadlocked on charges against two others, who law enforcement said were ringleaders, Adam Fox, 39, and Barry Croft Jr., 46. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2022 In a San Diego courtroom on Tuesday, a man from Peru told a judge that cartel members are hunting in the area around his shelter for MPP returnees to kidnap and extort. Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 In July 2021, Manhattan federal prosecutors charged Iranian intelligence officers with conspiring to kidnap Ms. Alinejad and forcibly return her to Iran. James Fanelli, WSJ, 31 July 2022 Prosecutors said Ethridge arranged for Jerry Banks, 34, of Fort Garland, Colorado, to kidnap and then kill Davis. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022 Mexico is fraught with danger, particularly from organized criminal groups that are known to kidnap migrants and hold them for ransom, often paid by relatives in the United States. New York Times, 11 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

probably back-formation from kidnapper, from kid + obsolete napper thief

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kidnap was in 1682
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8885 COCA: 6993

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