kidnap
verb (used with object)
to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
have kidnaped
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present perfectof kidnap.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Captive he is, for the Orthodox folk around the town of Kisamos, on the western tip of his native island of Crete, have kidnaped Bishop Eirinaios.
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