Synonyms for kidnapping

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kid-nap

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɪd næp

Définition of kidnapping

Origin : 1680s, compound of kid (n.) "child" and nap "snatch away," variant of nab; originally "steal children to provide servants and laborers in the American colonies." Related: Kidnapped; kidnapping.

noun abduction

Example sentences :

That, and that alone, was and is kidnapping in divine and human statute.
Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.

Every removal of a selected victim was in the nature of a kidnapping.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various

Jock says you can be made to give me up; he says it'll be a case of kidnapping.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, September 28, 1880 » by Various

They had seen nothing on that day which could relate to the kidnapping of a young girl.
Extract from : « The Blonde Lady » by Maurice Leblanc

He was determined to get another chance of kidnapping Estelle.
Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various

"I think this bears a perilous resemblance to a kidnapping," she doubted.
Extract from : « From the Car Behind » by Eleanor M. Ingram

In a war, where kidnapping governments is in the rules, you'd be invaluable.
Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry

The monks renewed their old game of kidnapping the children of the Vaudois.
Extract from : « The Vaudois of Piedmont » by John Napper Worsfold

From the day of the kidnapping adventure he was a sworn ally of Jeffreys.
Extract from : « A Dog with a Bad Name » by Talbot Baines Reed

"Let's pretend she's an infant princess, and we're kidnapping her," said Marjorie.
Extract from : « Marjorie's Busy Days » by Carolyn Wells

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