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kidnap

[kid-nap] / ˈkɪd næp /


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Nigeria faces multiple, overlapping security challenges beyond kidnappings, including an Islamist insurgency in the north-east, separatist violence in the south-east, and frequent clashes between herders and farmers in central regions over land and water.

From BBC

His fiancée Sapir Cohen, mother and grandmother were also kidnapped and taken to Gaza.

From BBC

Beijing would seek to extradite or kidnap him if he were deported to a third country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Resistance to slavery started in Africa, Ms. Gibson contends, citing examples of Africans who attacked European boats or liberated those who had been kidnapped.

From The Wall Street Journal

Likely between age 8 and 15, she was enslaved by an ethnic Maya faction in present-day Tabasco state, though it is unclear if she was kidnapped or sold.

From Los Angeles Times