Kidnapping (disambiguation)
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Kidnapping
Kidnapping
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority...

is the taking away of a person against the person's will.

Kidnapping or kidnap may also refer to:
  • Kidnap (2008 film)
    Kidnap (2008 film)
    Kidnap is a Bollywood film starring Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Minissha Lamba and Vidya Malvade. The film is directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, who earlier directed the hit films Dhoom and Dhoom 2 .-Plot:...

    , the Imran Khan movie
  • Bride kidnapping
    Bride kidnapping
    Bride kidnapping, also known as marriage by abduction or marriage by capture, is a practice throughout history and around the world in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry...

    , a practice in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry
  • Express kidnapping
    Express kidnapping
    Express kidnapping , is a method of abduction used in some countries, mainly from Latin America, where a small ransom, that a company or family can easily pay, is requested. It is most common in Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil. It was frequent in Argentina following its political and economic crisis...

    , a method of abduction where a small ransom that a company or family can easily pay is requested
  • Tiger kidnapping
    Tiger kidnapping
    A tiger kidnapping or tiger robbery is a crime in which an abduction forms part of a robbery, murder, or any other crime. A person of importance to the victim is held hostage as collateral until the victim has met the criminal's demands.-Etymology:...

    , taking a hostage to force a loved one or associate of the victim to do something
  • Child abduction
    Child abduction
    Child abduction or Child theft is the unauthorized removal of a minor from the custody of the child's natural or legally appointed guardians....

    , the abduction or kidnapping of a young child (or baby) by an older person
  • "Kidnap", an episode of Dynasty, the television series
  • "Kidnap", fifth episode of the 1964 Doctor Who serial The Sensorites

See also

  • Kidnapped (disambiguation)
  • Kidnapper (disambiguation)
  • Abduction (disambiguation)
  • List of kidnappings
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