Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kidnapping

1 sense of kidnapping

Sense 1
kidnapping, snatch -- ((law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment)
       => capture, seizure -- (the act of taking of a person by force)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb kidnap

1 sense of kidnap

Sense 1
kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch -- (take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped")
       => seize -- (take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages")