rapimento
kidnapping
noun rah-pee-MEN-toh Rare
Origin: From rapire (to seize, to kidnap), from Latin rapere.
Also means
abduction
Usage Note
Rapimento refers specifically to kidnapping or abduction of a person. It is also used in literary contexts for 'rapture' (being carried away by emotion), though estasi is more common for the latter sense. Plural: rapimenti.
Examples
"Il rapimento del bambino ha sconvolto la città."
Natural Translation
The kidnapping of the child shocked the city.
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