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kidnap

 
 
/ˈkɪdnæp/ verb [T] (present participle kidnapping, past tense and past participle kidnapped)

Translation

to take someone away using force, usually to obtain money in exchange for releasing them
adam kaçırmak
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kidnap noun [C]
(çocuk) kaçırma
a kidnap victim/attempt
kidnapper noun [C]
çocuk kaçıran kişi
(Definition of kidnap verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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