Kidnapping Terminology

verb to take someone away illegally by force or deception

• The child was abducted from her school by a stranger.
• I heard that someone got abducted last night.
• They say that guy got snatched up and abducted by some gang members.
• Her thoughts were suddenly abducted by memories of the past.

noun A person who has been abducted or kidnapped

• The abductee was found unharmed and reunited with their family.
• I heard that the abductee managed to escape from their captors.
• The abductee was lucky to get away from those creeps.
• As an abductee of bad habits, she struggled to break free from their hold.

verb A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being. In this case, 'abducts' is a verb that means to take someone away illegally by force or deception.

• The criminal abducts his victims to demand ransom.
• Did you hear about the guy who abducts people in the neighborhood?
• That creepy dude totally abducts girls at the club.
• The captivating novel abducts the reader into a world of fantasy.