# kidnapping

Pronunciation: say "KID-nap-ing" /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The crime of taking a person away by force or against their will, sometimes to demand a ransom.
   - Simple: The crime of taking and holding a person by force, against their will.
   - _The kidnapping of the executive triggered a nationwide manhunt._
   - _Investigators treated the disappearance as a kidnapping rather than a runaway case._

## Verb

2. Present participle of kidnap. — present participle and gerund of kidnap
   - Simple: Present participle of kidnap. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or going on.
   - _Armed men were kidnapping aid workers near the border._
   - _Kidnapping a diplomat carries severe international consequences._

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