Editing Kidnapping (section)

{{Short description|Unlawful abduction of someone and holding them captive}}
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[[File:Ståhlbergs' at the railwaystation.jpg|thumb|[[Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg|K. J. Ståhlberg]] (in the center-right), the first [[President of the Republic of Finland]], and his wife at the [[Helsinki Central Station]] after [[Ståhlberg kidnapping|their kidnapping]]. Their daughter Elli Ståhlberg stands in the center, behind them.]]
'''Kidnapping''' or '''abduction''' is the unlawful abduction and confinement of a person against their will, and is a [[crime]] in many jurisdictions. Kidnapping may be accomplished by use of force or fear, or a victim may be enticed into confinement by fraud or deception. Kidnapping is distinguished from [[false imprisonment]] by the intentional movement of the victim to a different location.

Kidnapping may be done to demand a ransom in exchange for releasing the victim, or for other illegal purposes. Kidnapping can be accompanied by bodily injury, which in some jurisdictions elevates the crime to aggravated kidnapping.<ref name="kidnapping">{{cite web |title=Definition of kidnapping|url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/kidnapping|id=''Sources:'' [https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/kidnapping Cornell University Law School.] [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/kidnap Cambridge English Dictionary.] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160928051449/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/kidnapping English Oxford Living Dictionaries.] [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kidnap Merriam-Webster Dictionary] |year=2017}}</ref>

Kidnapping of a child may be a distinct crime, depending on jurisdiction.