kidnapping

Meanings

Plural: kidnappings

Noun

(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.

Verb

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
present participle and gerund of kidnap

Synonyms

abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch

Scrabble Score: 20

kidnapping is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
kidnapping is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kidnapping is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

kidnapping is a valid Words With Friends word