kidnapping
noun /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
/ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
(also kidnap)
[uncountable, countable]- the crime of taking somebody away illegally and keeping them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money or something else for returning them
- He admitted the charge of kidnap.
- the kidnapping of 12 US citizens