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kidnapping

noun
🔊/ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
🔊/ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
(also kidnap)
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. the crime of taking somebody away illegally and keeping them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money or something else for returning them劫持；绑架
    • He admitted the charge of kidnap.他对绑架的指控供认不讳。🔊🔊
    • the kidnapping of 12 US citizens对 12 名美国公民的劫持
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1