verb
definition
To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom.
adjective
definition
Subjected to kidnapping
Examples of kidnapped in a Sentence
They said you'd been kidnapped from the --
Damian was meant to be kidnapped, not killed.
My careful cross-referencing noted the same name listed as a wealthy grandfather of a kidnapped child who was returned after a strange tip was received.
I think I read someplace that most kidnapped children are taken by a parent.
Her first thought was that he had kidnapped Kiera and was now returning to take her.
Evelyn knew she didn't deserve to feel at peace after the mess she dragged Kiera into, but she did feel it, and it made her genuinely content for the first time since she'd kidnapped her best friend.
On Talleyrand now fell the disagreeable task of entertaining at his new mansion at Valencay, in Touraine, the Spanish princes virtually kidnapped at Bayonne by the emperor.
Garfield- The Movie has Garfield rescuing his kidnapped dog pal, Odie.
The nearness of Brazil to the coast of Africa made it easy for the Portuguese to supply the growing lack of native labour by the wholesale importation of purchased or kidnapped Africans.
As Pickering was held responsible for Franklin's imprisonment, some of Franklin's followers in retaliation kidnapped Pickering and carrying him into the woods, tried in vain for nearly three weeks to get from him a promise to intercede for Franklin's pardon.
Guide the little green worm Lex through a storybook to rescue the kidnapped Cassandra.
Once again, Sonic must save the world from the evil Dr. Eggman, who has kidnapped the queen of the magical water city called Soleanna.
Studies show that when a child is kidnapped, the first three hours are a critical time for recovering the child safely.
This first person shooter takes place in Japan and has you on a quest to rescue a girl kidnapped by the mob.
Peter thinks Mr. Belvedere has kidnapped his family and sets off across town beating people up in order to rescue them.
Eventually he discovers that she has been kidnapped by a vicious band of mercenaries who are keeping her captive.
The first person shooter features a young native American fighting to save his family from a grotesque alien race who have kidnapped them.
He is a plumber by trade--though you never really see him in his environment--that consistently gets charged to rescue Princess Peach, who routinely gets kidnapped by Bowser and his underlings.
A brilliant Russian scientist -- who was developing a top secret project that could turn the tide of the war -- has been kidnapped.
Government Agent Leon Kennedy is back and now he has to find the President's daughter - she has been kidnapped and Kennedy has a tough job ahead of him.The player controls Agent Kennedy through surprising and suspenseful situations.
In this shooter/action game, the President's daughter is kidnapped, and Leon must find her!
He climbs down and enters, quickly discovering that Bowser has imprisoned the heroes, kidnapped the Princess and stolen the castle's power stars.
On top of that, he stole the Shine Sprites, the artifacts that make Isle Delfino a paradise, and even kidnapped Princess Peach!
Before he can set out on his journey, however, a group of children are ambushed and kidnapped by monsters.
She's kidnapped by a monstrous bird that flies off to the northeast.
As the story goes, a village child had been kidnapped by a monster and the warrior was watching for its possible return.
In 2007, there was a case in Kansas City, where an 18-year-old girl was kidnapped and killed.
She had supposedly been kidnapped, assaulted, and left in a ditch in a different state than the one she was from.
The official explanation was suicide via a lethal cocktail of alcohol and barbiturates, but Linda always maintained that Sally was either kidnapped or killed.
Although Nancy and her friends are teenagers in this series, the books are intended for preteens, and deal with topics like kidnapped animals and stolen flowers.
Sally was kidnapped in 2005 by Eve Jacobsen while Summer Bay wrestled with a serial stalker.
He kidnapped Hope on her wedding day (wedding dress and all) and rode off with her on his motorcycle.
Elena is kidnapped by Lexi's lover to bait Damon into the open, Elena must save Damon from destruction by appealing to the good that Lexi loved.
In the book series, Jason was kidnapped by a rival for Crystal's affections and bitten repeatedly.
The offspring of the unholy union, the baby Connor (fully human, no less!) was kidnapped and spirited away to a demon dimension, returning in a short time as an angry, conflicted young man, with some impressive slaying moves of his own.
Five years later, she is set to wed the treacherous Prince Humperdink then kidnapped by a trio of misfits for the purpose of starting a war against a rival kingdom.
They both are kidnapped by the Decepticons in order to lure Sam.
While this is going on, Chloe is kidnapped by a group who are aware of her special power.
Exceptions exist for children who were kidnapped or passed away in 2010 or those not living in the payer's home due to school, business or for medical reasons.
The story related the successful return of a young boy kidnapped from his San Francisco home.
You all kidnapped me, drugged me, dragged me to Arizona—if I'm really in Arizona—and you won't tell me why or what's wrong with me!
How could you let a little girl be alone with a convicted criminal long enough to be kidnapped?
The game room was the only place the sisters didn't bug her, and for the first time since being kidnapped by Evelyn and A'Ran, she found herself having fun.
Her eyes watered as she recalled when she'd last worked on it, the night she was kidnapped.
She checked her phone twice on the way to Xander's, waiting for a text saying Jonny kidnapped Ashley.
In 1880 Prenk was kidnapped by the Turkish authorities and exiled to Anatolia; another member of the ruling family was appointed kaimakam, but the Mirdites refused to obey him, and their district has ever since been in a state of anarchy.
Stephen's army was kidnapped by slave-dealers and sold into Egypt; while Nicolas's expedition left nothing behind it but an after-echo in the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Not unfrequently free persons were kidnapped by pirates and sold in other regions, like Eumaeus in the Odyssey.
In 1893 Stevenson published the important Scottish romance of .Catriona., written as a sequel to Kidnapped, and the three tales illustrative of Pacific Ocean character, Island Nights' Entertainments.
About this date the yacht "Wanderer" cruised in these seas, but her owner, Mr Benjamin Boyd, was kidnapped by the natives and never afterwards heard of.