Synonyms for kidnapping
kid·nap·ping

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1. kidnapping, snatchnoun

   (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

   Synonyms:
   snatch, puss, bit, slit, pussy, grab, snap, twat, cunt, catch

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1. • Capture
   • Law

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1. kidnappingnoun

   Synonyms:
   man-stealing, abduction

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1. kidnappingnoun

   Synonyms:
   abduction

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1. List of paraphrases for "kidnapping":

   abduction, kidnap, kidnapped, abductions, hijacking, abducted, removal, sequestration, hijack, abducting, kidnappings, snatch, abduct

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How to use kidnapping in a sentence?

1. Rahime Celik:

   What was being done to Kurds in Syria and Iraq, the attacks and the massacres, the kidnapping of women as slaves, repulsed him, no mother wants her son to go to his death, but I could not have stopped him.

2. Kunal Cheema:

   To prevent the infringement of the fundamental right to life of millions of Indian children, who have become amenable to kidnapping or abandonment, a thorough impartial CBI probe is required.

3. Dexter Wimbish:

   At no time was anybody held against their will. There was no kidnapping, there is no fraud here. This is simply a Christian man who was following his calling to help those who are in need. We cannot sit by and allow ministry to be attacked.

4. Chinese Foreign Ministry:

   This is an uncivilized act of illegal kidnapping and a serious violation of basic human rights.

5. Phyllis Sortor:

   The general concept here is that Americans have money, so they thought that by kidnapping Phyllis Sortor, they can get money. - Mark Schroeder, Stratfor Analyst.