The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
kidnapping for extortion — An aggravated offense of kidnapping. Kidnapping for the purpose of holding the victim for a ransom. 1 Am J2d Abduct § 3 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Kidnapping — In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or asportation of a person against the person s will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority. This is often done for ransom or in furtherance of… … Wikipedia
kidnapping — At common law, the forcible abduction or stealing and carrying away of a person from own country to another. 4 Bl.Comm. 219. Collier v. Vaccaro, C.C.A.Md., 51 F.2d 17, 19; State v. Berry, 200 Wash. 495, 93 P.2d 782, 787, 792. The unlawful seizure … Black's law dictionary
kidnapping — At common law, the forcible abduction or stealing and carrying away of a person from own country to another. 4 Bl.Comm. 219. Collier v. Vaccaro, C.C.A.Md., 51 F.2d 17, 19; State v. Berry, 200 Wash. 495, 93 P.2d 782, 787, 792. The unlawful seizure … Black's law dictionary
ransom — 01. The [ransom] paid to obtain freedom for the kidnapped businessman was over $500,000. 02. The kidnappers have said that their hostages will be killed if the [ransom] is not paid. 03. The child s family paid over a million dollars in [ransom]… … Grammatical examples in English
Kidnapping Law — A federal statute, commonly known as the Lindbergh Law, which prescribes the crime of kidnapping for ransom, reward, or otherwise, where the victim is transported from one state to another or to a foreign country. 18 USC § 1201 (a); I Am J2d… … Ballentine's law dictionary
kidnapping — kid·nap·ping or kid·nap·ing n: an act or instance or the crime of seizing, confining, inveigling, abducting, or carrying away a person by force or fraud often with a demand for ransom or in furtherance of another crime Merriam Webster’s… … Law dictionary
holding for ransom or reward — An element of the offense of kidnapping. Gooch v United States, 297 US 124, 80 L Ed 522, 56 S Ct 395 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Ransom (1996 film) — Infobox Film name = Ransom caption = Ransom Theatrical Poster director = Ron Howard producer = Brian Grazer Kip Hagopian Scott Rudin writer = Story: Cyril Hume Richard Maibaum Screenplay: Richard Price Alexander Ignon starring = Mel Gibson Rene… … Wikipedia
kidnapping — Crime of seizing, confining, abducting, or carrying away a person by force or fraud, often to subject him or her to involuntary servitude, in an attempt to demand a ransom, or in furtherance of another crime. Most countries consider it a grave… … Universalium
