kidnapping en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
- (US) audio
Meanings
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(countable, qualifier:crime, uncountable) 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.
2025 March 7, ToI staff, JTA, “The next 24: These are the remaining hostages presumed alive in Gaza”, in The Times of Israel, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kidnappings | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| kidnaping | US, alternative, uncommon | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gnome-napping · dognapping · antikidnapping · tiger kidnapping · slavenapping · express kidnapping · catnapping · carnapping · bridenapping
Relateds
Translations (75)
da bortførsel (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · nn kidnapping (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ca segrest (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · bg отвли́чане (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · pt rapto (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · he חֲטִיפָה (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · de Menschenraub (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · cmn 綁架 /绑架 (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · fr enlèvement (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · fi sieppaus (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ja 誘拐 (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · hy առեւանգում (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · da kidnapning (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ar اِخْتِطَاف (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · sw utekaji nyara (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · el απαγωγή (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · cmn 誘拐 /诱拐 (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · vi sự bắt cóc (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ko 유괴 (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ko 랍치 (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · bg похище́ние (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ka მოტაცება (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · is mannrán (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · sk únos (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · sq rrëmbim (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · et inimrööv (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · be выкрада́нне (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ro răpire (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · tr adam kaçırma (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · de Kidnapping (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · fa آدمربایی (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · lo ການລັກພາຕົວ (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · hi अपहरण (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · lt pagrobimas (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · cmn 綁票 /绑票 (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ru киднэ́ппинг (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · hu emberrablás (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · th การลักพาตัว (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · la plagium (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ja 拉致 (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · yo ìjínigbé (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · kmr revandin (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · lv nolaupīšana (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · fi ihmisryöstö (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · uk викрада́ння (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · cs únos (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · eo homforkapto (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ru кидне́ппинг (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · sh о̀тмица (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · mk киднапи́рање (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · yo ìwà gbọ́mọgbọ́mọ (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · sv kidnappning (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · pt sequestro (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · fr rapt (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · yo ìwà sùnmọ̀mí (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · th ลักพาตัว (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · nl gijzeling (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · grc ἀπαγωγή (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · da bortførelse (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · pl porwanie (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · de Entführung (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · sh òtmica (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · sl ugrabitev (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · nb kidnapping (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · cmn 拐騙 /拐骗 (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · grc ἀνδραποδισμός (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · uk ви́крадення (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · km មនុស្សគ្រាស (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · it sequestro (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · fr kidnapping (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · de Kinderraub (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ru похище́ние (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ms penculikan (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · ko 납치 (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom) · es secuestro (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom)