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Translate kidnappings from English to German

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kidnapping:
- Geiselnahme
Wiktionary:
- kidnapping → Menschenraub, Kinderraub, Entführung, Kidnapping
- kidnapping → Kinderraub, Menschenraub, Entführung

English

Detailed Translations for kidnappings from English to German

kidnapping:

kidnapping [the ~] noun

the kidnapping (taking of hostages; hijacking)
die Geiselnahme
- Geiselnahme [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for kidnapping:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Geiselnahme	hijacking; kidnapping; taking of hostages	abduction; hijack; hijacking; hostage
-	snatch

Related Words for "kidnapping":

kidnappings

Synonyms for "kidnapping":

snatch; capture; seizure

Related Definitions for "kidnapping":

(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment¹

Wiktionary Translations for kidnapping:

kidnapping

noun

the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom
- kidnapping → Menschenraub; Kinderraub; Entführung

kidnapping

noun

umgangssprachlich: Entführung
- Kidnapping → kidnapping
das Entführen, das Entführtwerden, gewaltsame Entfernung, Wegnahme
- Entführung → elopment; kidnapping; hijacking; abduction

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• kidnapping	→ Kinderraub; Menschenraub; Entführung	↔ ontvoering — het, tegen iemands zin, wederrechtelijk verplaatsen van een persoon

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