sequestro

Meaning

Noun

kidnapping (the crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of sequestrar

sequestrar

to kidnap; to abduct (to seize and detain a person unlawfully)

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Concepts

kidnapping

kidnap

snatch

sequestra

pieces of bone

sequestration

requisition

Synonyms

rapto

arresto

seqüestro

Sequestro de bens

Seqüestro de bens

Sequestros

Seqüestro

Translations

secuestro

segrest

sequestro

kidnapping

Entführung

rapimento

enlèvement

απαγωγή

rapte

Menschenraub

rapto

Kinderraub

gijzeling

خَطْف

Pronounced as (IPA)

/seˈkwɛs.tɾu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: sequestrum

In summary

Borrowed from Latin sequestrum (“depository”), derived from sequester (“mediator, trustee”).