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Abducting vs Kidnapping - What's the difference?

abducting | kidnapping |

As verbs the difference between abducting and kidnapping

is that abducting is while kidnapping is .

As a noun kidnapping is

(legal) the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.

abducting

English

Verb

(head)

    • kidnapping

    English

    (wikipedia kidnapping)

    Alternative forms

    * kidnaping (US) , less common.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.

    • See also

    * abduction ----