kidnapping
noun
- taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will
- to seize and detain unlawfully
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
noun
- The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.
“The Kiryat Malachi native, who had been working as a bartender in Tel Aviv before his kidnapping, was last seen trying to hide next to a car as a terrorist fired a rocket-propelled grenade at him and a friend.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of kidnap