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what is the difference between (kidnap )and (abduct)?
i get used to feel wards .i feel icould use kidnap with things like( he kidnap my purse)and can use it too with peopls . although i feel i can use abduct with people but ican use it figurative like ( he abduct my soul ) . guys i am not sure correct for me , thanks for all of your answersi get used to feel wards .i feel icould use kidnap with things like( he is kidnap my purse)and can use it too with peopls . although i feel i can use abduct with people but ican use it figurative too like ( he was abduct my soul ) . guys i am not sure so please correct for me , thanks for all of your answers
Sep 21, 2010 6:55 PM
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Yes, they are basically synonyms. But I think I would prefer "kidnap" when kids are involved, and "abducted" when aliens are involved. "Abducted" just sounds so extra-terrestrial. If neither kids nor aliens are involved, I could use kidnapped or abducted. If kids were kidnapped by aliens, I would say they were abducted.
September 22, 2010
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They are both very similar:
kidnap: to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, usually for use as a hostage or to extract ransom
abduct: to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, esp. to kidnap
September 21, 2010
it has the same meaning.
Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
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September 22, 2010
they are synonyms
both of them mean to take away someone to an undisclosed location without their will to extract a ransom
September 21, 2010
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