Kidnapping (Noun)
Meaning
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The FBI has been investigating a series of kidnapping cases involving children who were taken from their homes in the middle of the night.
- She was accused of kidnapping her business partner and holding him for ransom in a desperate attempt to save her failing company.
- The kidnapping of the diplomat's son had been a major embarrassment for the government, which had promised to protect foreign dignitaries and their families.
- After his wife was kidnapped and held for ransom, he became obsessed with finding her and bringing the perpetrators to justice.
- The court convicted the defendant of kidnapping the young girl and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole.