1. takes someone away illegally by force, typically to obtain a ransom
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘kidnap’

Examples

• The criminal kidnaps wealthy businesspeople for money.
• In the movie, the villain kidnaps the hero’s daughter.
• The news reported that someone kidnaps tourists in that area.
• She always kidnaps my attention when she enters the room.
• The story is about a man who kidnaps children from the park.
• He kidnaps his victims and holds them in an abandoned warehouse.