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tiger kidnapping

noun

  1. a kidnapping in which one or more hostages are taken to coerce another person, usually a relation of the person or people held, to take part in a crime

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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They were arrested in Letterkenny in February after Irish police received a tip-off that dissident republicans were about to carry out a 'tiger' kidnapping.

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The term "tiger kidnapping" comes from the fact that the criminals mimic the jungle predators by stalking their victims before pouncing.

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The business started with what's known in the trade as a "tiger kidnapping."

The business started with what is known in the trade as a "tiger kidnapping."

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