kidnap
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næp verb (used with object), kid·napped or kid·naped, kid·nap·ping or kid·nap·ing.
to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
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| —vb , (US) -naps, -napping, -napped, -naps, -naping, -naped | |
| (tr) to carry off and hold (a person), usually for ransom | |
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The bureau made kidnap for ransom a special priority, and continues to do so today.
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