Definitions for kidnapping

Overview of noun kidnapping

The noun kidnapping has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. kidnapping, snatch

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

Overview of verb kidnap

The verb kidnap has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (3) kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch

(take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped")