kidnap

To abduct or confine (a person) forcibly, by threat of force, or by deceit, without the authority of law.

To steal, abduct, or carry off forcibly (a human being, whether man, woman, or child). In law it sometimes implies a carrying beyond the jurisdiction.

To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one’s will, with intent to carry to another place.

To seize and detain a person unlawfully; sometimes for ransom.

An instance of kidnapping.

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom