Definition of kidnappings Kidnappings
/kɪˈdnæˌpɪŋz/ - [kidnatpingz] -
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What does kidnappings mean?
Wiktionary 
- kidnappings (Noun)
Plural of kidnapping.
Part of speech
🔤- kidnappings, noun, plural of kidnapping.
WordNet
NounPlural: kidnappings |
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| kidnapping - (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment | ||
| snatch | ||
| seizure, capture the taking possession of something by legal process | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
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Wiktionary
- kidnapping (Noun)
The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom. - kidnapping (Verb)
Present participle of kidnap.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
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kidnapping
The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being.
Wikipedia 
- Kidnapping is an illegal act of stealing people. It was started by slave traders from Roman times. Kidnapping keeps on going for centuries because the kidnappers want money.
Part of speech
🔤- kidnapping, verb, gerund of kidnap (infinitive).
- kidnapping, noun, singular of kidnappings.
