manstealing

[man-stee-ling]

noun

the act of kidnapping.

Origin of manstealing

First recorded in 1570–80; man¹ + stealing

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Historical Examples of manstealing

To guard most effectually against this dreadful crime of manstealing, God enacted this severe law.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus
American Anti-Slavery Society