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kidnapping 音标拼音: [k'ɪdn ,æpɪŋ] n. 绑票 绑票 kidnapping n 1: ( law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment [ synonym: { kidnapping}, { snatch}] Kidnap \ Kid" nap`\ ( k[ i^] d" n[ a^] p`), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Kidnaped} ( k[ i^] d" n[ a^] pt`) or { Kidnapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Kidnaping} or { Kidnapping}.] [ Kid a child Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. { Knab}, { Knap}, { Nab}.] To take ( any one) by force or fear, and against one' s will, with intent to carry to another place. -- Abbott. [ 1913 Webster] You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt to kidnap their children, and to make proselytes of them. -- Whately. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Originally used only of stealing children, but now extended in application to any human being, involuntarily abducted. Kidnaper
kidnapping \ kidnapping\ n. the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment. [ WordNet 1. 5] 28 Moby Thesaurus words for " kidnapping": abduction, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, capture, catch, catching, collaring, coup, crimping, dragnet, forcible seizure, grab, grabbing, hold, impressment, nabbing, picking up, power grab, prehension, running in, seizure, seizure of power, shanghaiing, snatch, snatching, taking in, taking into custody |
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