Imprison and Kidnap

Imprison

Imprison verb - To put in or as if in prison.

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Kidnap and imprison are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kidnap" instead a verb "Imprison".

Nearby Words: imprisonment, imprisoning

Kidnap verb - To carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully.

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Imprison and kidnap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imprison" instead a verb "Kidnap".

Nearby Words: kidnapping, kidnapper, kidnaping

girl	imprison girl	kidnap girl
hero	imprison hero	kidnap hero
man	imprison man	kidnap man
woman	imprison woman	kidnap woman
Other words: people, boy, men, someone, leader, mother, father, brother, doctor, anyone, daughter, humans, sister, women, friends, scientists.

On Mormons allegedly "scouring the globe for women to kidnap and imprison as sex slaves in their temples", the only reported case went in entirely the opposite direction and gave everyone in Britain (and beyond) a huge laugh.

Source: Acceptable Religious Targets
They live in a dank forest overrun by giant evil spiders, kidnap and imprison the Dwarves for no good reason, and then throw a huge party and get so blackout drunk that the protagonists are able to escape.

Source: Can't Argue with Elves
It then turns out that the Count had ordered Vampa and his bandits to kidnap Danglars and imprison him, putting Danglars in the very same situation that he placed the Count in.

Source: Literature / The Count of Monte Cristo

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