[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

kidnap \kid"nap`\ ki^d"na^p`, v. t. imp.  p. p.
   kidnaped ki^d"na^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
see also:
kidnaped kidnapped kidnaping kidnapping knab knap 
nab 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

kidnap
     v : take away to an undisclosed location against their will and
         usually in order to extract a ransom; "the
         industrialist's son was kidnapped" syn: nobble, abduct,
          snatch
     also: kidnapping, kidnapped
see also:
nobble abduct snatch kidnapping kidnapped 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

kidnapping
     n : law the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a
         person against their will and holding them in false
         imprisonment syn: snatch
see also:
snatch 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

kidnapping
     see kidnap
see also:
kidnap 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

[7] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

kidnapping. the forcible and unlawful abduction and conveying away of a man, 
woman, or child, from his or her home, without his or her will or consent, 
and sending such person away, with an intent to deprive him or her of some 
right. this is an offence at common law. 

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