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secuestro meaning in English

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secuestro noun

kidnap(an instance of kidnapping)
noun
[UK: ˈkɪd.næp] [US: ˈkɪd.ˌnæp]
Mary is an accomplice to kidnapping. = Mary es cómplice de secuestro.

secuestro noun
{m}

abduction [abductions](leading away, carrying away)
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]

piracy [piracies](hijacking)
noun
[UK: ˈpaɪə.rə.si] [US: ˈpaɪ.rə.si]

sequestrum [sequestrums](a fragment of bone or other dead tissue)
noun
[UK: sɪ.ˈkwe.strəm] [US: sɪ.ˈkwe.strəm]

antisecuestros adjective

antikidnapping(preventing or countering kidnapping)
adjective