Kidnapped
['kidnæpt]
Definition
(-) of Kidnap
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Examples
- If he has been kidnapped, it could not have been for anything which he himself possesses. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Is he to be kidnapped to the other ken, Nancy says? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The other most obvious explanation is that the child has been kidnapped for the purpose of levying ransom. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- From the police point of view he will have kidnapped the boy for the purpose of ransom. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Surely you don't really imagine that he may be kidnapped in order to give information against his wealthy uncle? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- By what authority am I kidnapped in the street, and brought here by these dogs? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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