kidnap
kid
+
nap
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verb
(
kidnaps
,
kidnapping
,
kidnapped
; also
kidnaping
,
kidnaped
)
with object
take
(someone)
away
illegally
by
force
, typically to
obtain
a
ransom
.
«…から» (身代金などを得る目的で)〈人〉を誘拐する, さらう «from» (!しばしば受け身で)
noun
the
action
of
kidnapping
someone:
誘拐
e.g.
they were arrested for robbery and kidnap.
ORIGIN
late
17th century
: back-formation from
kidnapper
, from
kid
1 +
slang
nap
‘
nab
,
seize
’.