Secuestro in english
Kidnapping
pronunciation: kɪdnæpɪŋ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kɪdnæpɪŋ part of speech: noun
In gestures
secuestrar1 = hold + hostage ; hijack [highjack] ; kidnap ; abduct.
Example: The author recounts some cases where librarians have been killed or held hostage, and the lessons learned from these incidents.Example: Information may have been hijacked as the province of computer operators rather than librarians.Example: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.Example: Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.secuestrar2 = sequester.
Example: Jurors may be sequestered for the entire duration of the trial or only during the deliberations portion of the trial.secuestro = hijack [highjack] ; kidnapping ; sequestration ; abduction ; hijacking [highjacking].
Example: This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.Example: This is an introduction in accessing basic legal resources pertaining to parental kidnapping on the state, federal, and international levels.Example: Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.Example: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abductions by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.Example: The hijacking of a passenger jet ends in violence and further bloodshed after the plane is stormed by commandoes.