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Kidnap

Kidnap

noun

To take someone away by force against their will.

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False imprisonment

Wrongfully keeping someone in custody (for example in prison).

Abduction

Taking someone away by persuasion. If someone is taken away by force, then the term to use is kidnapping.

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