kidnapping

taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will
Event type_of_crime Q318296
kidnapping
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kidnapping

Summary

kidnapping is a type of crime[1]. kidnapping draws 2,756 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_crime category, ranking #10 of 61).[2]

Key Facts

  • kidnapping's instance of is recorded as type of crime[3].
  • kidnapping is a type of violent crime[4].
  • kidnapping is a type of captivity[5].
  • kidnapping is a type of transport[6].
  • kidnapping is a type of violation of law[7].
  • kidnapping is a type of false imprisonment[8].
  • kidnapping's Commons category is recorded as Kidnapping[9].
  • kidnapping's said to be the same as is recorded as Q11578717[10].
  • kidnapping's said to be the same as is recorded as Menschenraub[11].
  • kidnapping comprises capture[12].
  • Among those involved in kidnapping was kidnapping victim[13].
  • kidnapping's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kidnapping[14].
  • kidnapping's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • kidnapping's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • kidnapping's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[17].
  • kidnapping's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • kidnapping's described by source is recorded as United States Government Glossary of Interagency and Associated Terms[19].
  • kidnapping's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • kidnapping's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[21].
  • kidnapping's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[22].
  • kidnapping's different from is recorded as Únos[23].
  • kidnapping's different from is recorded as Kidnapping[24].
  • kidnapping's practiced by is recorded as kidnapper[25].
  • kidnapping's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].

Body

Context

kidnapping's instance of is recorded as type of crime[3].

Participants

Among those involved in kidnapping was kidnapping victim[13].

Why It Matters

kidnapping draws 2,756 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_crime category, ranking #10 of 61).[2] kidnapping has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] kidnapping is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . pravo.by. Retrieved . pravo.by. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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