Kidnap
Kidnap verb - To carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully.
Usage example: the child of the wealthy industrialist was kidnapped and held for ransom
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
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While at first their demands seem relatively harmless they eventually kidnap and take the principal hostage.
Source: Film / The Trotsky -
Cool and Unusual Punishment: Smartie carjacks Ho Nam's Toyota MR2, so he and his buddies kidnap and take her to the mountains late in the night to punish her.
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After she was revived by the Shirosagi Corpse Cleaning Service, she went back to her killer (who was a brilliant inventor) and used his prototype mind-control device to kidnap and take control of men who targeted vulnerable young girls.
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