"In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful transportation asportation and confinement of a person against their will. Thus, it is a composite crime. It can also ...
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be defined as false imprisonment by means of abduction, both of which are separate crimes that when committed simultaneously upon the same person merge as the single crime of kidnapping. The asportation/abduction element is typically but not necessarily conducted by means of force or fear. That is, the perpetrator may use a weapon to force the victim into a vehicle, but it is still kidnapping if the victim is enticed to enter the vehicle willingly, e.g., in the belief it is a taxicab." - (en.wikipedia.org 29.09.2019)