How is the word enlèvement translated from French to English

English translation
Kidnapping
noun

Crime qui consiste à emmener une personne par la force.

The crime of taking a person away by force.

Examples with “enlèvement”

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  • Il a été arrêté pour enlèvement et vol. — He was arrested for kidnapping and robbery.

  • L'enlèvement est puni d'une très longue peine de prison. — Kidnapping carries a very long prison sentence.

  • Le roman s'ouvre sur un enlèvement dans une petite ville. — The novel opens with a kidnapping in a small town.

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