Thematic Vocabulary Unit NÂș29 v.06
Main Definition
- abduction |n| the action or an instance of forcibly taking someone away against their will.
- "They organized the abduction of Mr. Cordes on his way to the airport."
- "Abductions by armed men in plain clothes."
- express kidnapping |n| is a method of abduction used in some countries, mainly from Latin America, where a small ransom, that a company or family can easily pay, is demanded.
- "Its audit commission, however, is a regular target for threats, while one of its members has endured a brief 'express kidnapping'."
- kidnapping |n| taking a person by using violence, often in order to get money for returning them.
- "The industrialist's son was kidnaped."
- seize |vt| to take somebody/something in your hand suddenly and using force.
- "He seized her by the arm."
- "They seized the airport in a surprise attack."
- shanghai |v| to force someone to do something or go somewhere
- "Brady shanghaied her into his Jaguar and roared off."
- "A mission to snatch Winston Churchill."
- hijacking |n| robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force.
- "Two men hijacked a jet travelling to Rome and demanded U$S2,000,000."
- "The hijack ended with the release of all the plane's passengers unharmed."
- skyjack |v| subject an aircraft to air piracy.
- "The plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan."
Ransom
- ransom |n| money demanded for the return of a captured person.
- "The kidnapper demanded a ransom of $500.000 from his family."
- "They are refusing to pay ransom for her release."
- ransom money |n| money demanded for the return of a captured person.
People
a: Criminals
- captor |n| a person who captures and hold people or animals.
- "The hostages were treated well by their captors."
- kidnapper |n| someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom).
- hijacker |n| someone who commandeers an aircraft, usually at gunpoint during flight, forcing the pilot to fly somewhere other than to the scheduled destination.
- snatcher |n| someone who takes something or someone by force.
b: Victims
- hostage |n| a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms.
- "To hold somebody hostage."
- "Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery."
- victim |n| an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance.
- "The victim had received repeated blows to the head and body."
c: Police Officers
- liberator |n| someone who releases people from captivity or bondage.
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