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Kidnapping vs Smuggling - What's the difference?

kidnapping | smuggling |

As verbs the difference between kidnapping and smuggling

is that kidnapping is present participle of lang=en while smuggling is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between kidnapping and smuggling

is that kidnapping is the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom while smuggling is an act of smuggling.

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 ----

    smuggling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of smuggling.