How is the word secuestro translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Kidnapping
noun

Delito de llevarse a una persona por la fuerza.

The crime of taking a person away by force.

Examples with “secuestro”

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  • Lo detuvieron por secuestro y robo. — He was arrested for kidnapping and robbery.

  • El secuestro conlleva una condena muy larga. — Kidnapping carries a very long prison sentence.

  • La novela empieza con un secuestro en un pueblo pequeño. — The novel opens with a kidnapping in a small town.

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