Definition of Kidnapping

1. Noun. (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment.

Exact synonyms: Snatch
Generic synonyms: Capture, Seizure
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Kidnap, Snatch

Definition of Kidnapping

1. Verb. (present participle of kidnap) ¹

2. Noun. (legal) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kidnapping

1. kidnap [v] - See also: kidnap

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kidnapping

kidly
kidnap
kidnaped
kidnapee
kidnapees
kidnaper
kidnapers
kidnaping
kidnapings
kidnappable
kidnapped
kidnappee
kidnappees
kidnapper
kidnappers
kidnapping (current term)
kidnappings
kidnaps
kidney
kidney-shaped
kidney: gallium imaging
kidney: urographic patterns
kidney basin
kidney bean
kidney beans
kidney begonia
kidney calculi
kidney calices
kidney concentrating ability
kidney corpuscle

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