In creeminal law, kidnappin is the takkin awa or transportation o a body against that body's will, uisually tae hauld the body in false impreesonment, a confinement athoot legal authority.
This mey be done for ransom or in furtherance o anither creeme, or in connection wi a child custody dispute.
In some kintras such as the Unitit States a lairge nummer o child abductions arise efter separation or divorce when ane parent wishes tae keep a child against the will o the ither or against a court order. In these cases, some jurisdictions dae no consider it kidnappin if the child, being competent, grees.
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