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sequestro meaning in English

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sequestro noun

kidnap(an instance of kidnapping)
noun
[UK: ˈkɪd.næp] [US: ˈkɪd.ˌnæp]

sequestro noun
{m}

abduction [abductions](law: wrongful carrying off of a human being)
noun
[UK: æb.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩] [US: æb.ˈdʌk.ʃn̩]

kidnapping [kidnappings](the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom)
noun
[UK: ˈkɪd.næp.ɪŋ] [US: ˈkɪd.ˌnæp.ɪŋ]

sequestro relâmpago noun
{m}

express kidnapping(abduction where a small immediate ransom is demanded)
noun

antissequestro adjective

antikidnapping(preventing or countering kidnapping)
adjective