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Unlawful abduction of someone and holding them captive / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Kidnapping (disambiguation), Kidnapped (disambiguation), Kidnapper (disambiguation), and Kidnap (disambiguation).
In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful abduction and confinement of a person against their will. Kidnapping is typically but not necessarily accomplished by use of force or fear; i.e., it also usually involves menace/assault or/and battery; but it is still kidnapping without those additional elements, or if a person is enticed to enter the vehicle or dwelling willingly.
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Kidnapping may be done to demand a ransom in exchange for releasing the victim, or for other illegal purposes. Kidnapping can be accompanied by bodily injury, which elevates the crime to aggravated kidnapping.[1]
Kidnapping of a child is known as child abduction, which is a separate legal category.