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Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction
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An abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens.
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(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
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(rare) Abducting, pertaining to an abduction (a kidnapping).
v
(rare, humorous, transitive) to kidnap, to abduct (an adult)
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Serving as a deterrent against gunpoint robbery.
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(obsolete) An incursion upon the borders of a country; a raid.
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A means of activism in which staff kidnap or surround a corporate executive until demands are met.
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The kidnapping or theft of a cat.
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A device or implement used in the carrying out of a criminal offence.
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Kidnapping or stealing of a dog owned by someone else.
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(law, Scotland, historical) The abduction of a woman or child.
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A method of abduction, mainly in Latin America, where a small immediate ransom is demanded.
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To analyze money flows in order to uncover corruption or other criminal activities.
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Secret abduction of a person by a state or non-state actor, which is denied by those responsible.
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(colloquial) Excited about one's imminent release from prison.
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(neologism) A form of legal kidnapping in which children perceived as being troubled are forcibly transported to boot camps, boarding schools, wilderness therapy, or similar rehabilitation facilities, often conducted by a group of intimidating men ("goons") under cover of darkness.
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(law, criminology) A violent assault on the members of a household by intruders using forced entry.
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A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage.
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Alternative spelling of hostage-taker [One who is responsible for capturing one or more people and using their detainment and the threat to their well-being as a means of gaining power and leverage in the pursuit of their interests.]
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One who is responsible for capturing one or more people and using their detainment and the threat to their well-being as a means of gaining power and leverage in the pursuit of their interests.
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A criminal activity in which people are recruited, harboured, transported, bought, or kidnapped to serve an exploitative purpose, such as sexual slavery, forced labor, or child soldiery.
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Suitable for kidnapping.
adj
subjected to kidnapping
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The situation where an autonomous robot is carried somewhere and as a result has trouble in determining its own location.
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(obsolete) A fine paid to the kin of the victim of a crime.
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Alternative spelling of lawbreaker [One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.]
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The process of reselling a lemon (“faulty product”) that has been returned, frequently in a different jurisdiction, where disclosure of the lemon status is not mandated. Such a sale, as a used product, may not have buyer protections available to a first buyer.
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The act or business of kidnapping human beings, especially with a view to enslave them.
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A deceitful military operation performed to convince the targets of the operation that they have had an encounter with extraterrestrial beings which is actually a staged ploy
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To steal or abduct a pet
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(Scots Law) abduction, especially of a child
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To be sentenced to a term in prison.
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Alternative form of rapefugee [(derogatory, neologism, offensive) A refugee, regarded as being prone to raping people.]
adj
(not comparable, archaic) Snatched, taken away; abducted.
n
(obsolete) The act of kidnapping or abducting, especially the forceful carrying off of a woman.
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(publishing) A standardized message notifying an author that his or her work has not been accepted for publication, ordinarily printed on a small piece of paper and attached to the returned manuscript.
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(Ireland, historical, transitive) The abduction of a victim to a room where they are tortured and murdered.
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A kidnapping for the purpose of making the victim a slave.
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(Britain, criminal, slang) An abduction or hostage-taking of this kind.
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(criminology, by extension) An object taken by a serial killer or rapist as a memento of the crime.
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(transitive, informal) To recover (a person etc.) who has been kidnapped.
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(transitive, informal, rare) To abduct or kidnap a woman.
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