as in to abduct
to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully
the child of the wealthy industrialist was kidnapped and held for ransom
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Kurosawa’s original film follows an executive at a Yokohama shoe company who becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Israel withdrew from Lebanon after 34 days of fighting, which began after Hezbollah kidnapped and killed two Israeli soldiers.
—Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The Front Man dryly asks if Gi-hun was hoping to kidnap him.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Israel has taken on Iran’s Axis of Resistance in various ways over the last year after Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack that left roughly 1,200 people, and another 250 of whom were kidnapped and brought into Gaza.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Dec. 2024
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Israel withdrew from Lebanon after 34 days of fighting, which began after Hezbollah kidnapped and killed two Israeli soldiers.
—Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
The Front Man dryly asks if Gi-hun was hoping to kidnap him.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Israel has taken on Iran’s Axis of Resistance in various ways over the last year after Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack that left roughly 1,200 people, and another 250 of whom were kidnapped and brought into Gaza.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Kidnap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnap. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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