to kidnap

Definition of to kidnap in English English dictionary: {v} to steal persons, seduce, decoy; An instance of kidnapping; Kidnap or a kidnap is the crime of taking someone away by force. He was charged with the kidnap of a 25 year-old woman. = abduction. to take someone somewhere illegally by force, often in order to get money for returning them ransom (kid + nap (17-19 centuries)); {f} abduct, steal, take away by force (of a child or person); To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place; To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom; take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"; take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped; kid·nap kidnaps kidnapping kidnapped in AM, also use kidnaped, kidnaping1. To kidnap someone is to take them away illegally and by force, and usually to hold them prisoner in order to demand something from their family, employer, or government. Police in Brazil uncovered a plot to kidnap him They were intelligent and educated, yet they chose to kidnap and kill The kidnapped man was said to have been seized by five people. + kidnapper kidnappers kid·nap·per His kidnappers have threatened that they will kill him unless three militants are released from prison. + kidnapping kidnappings kid·nap·ping Two youngsters have been arrested and charged with kidnapping