kidnappers
They take hostages
Kidnappers are people who seize and hold others against their will, typically for ransom, political leverage, or other criminal purposes.
The term covers anyone from organized criminals demanding payment to individuals taking children in custody disputes.
The kidnappers demanded two million dollars for her safe return.
One held by force
- hostageCaptive held as security
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- captivityState of being confined
- confinementState of being restricted
trauma · survival · escape · rescue · reunion · recovery · testimony · memoir
Forceful request or requirement
- hostageCaptive held as security
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
- deadlineTime limit for completion
dropoff · release · negotiator · exchange · payoff · contact · sum · instructions
Organized criminal group
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
underworld · felony · conspiracy · fugitive · hideout · accomplice · ringleader · mastermind
Search for a suspect
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- InterpolGlobal police cooperation organization
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
surveillance · search · rescue · tip · reward · alert · breakthrough · arrest
snatch
Rapid forceful taking
capture · lure · entice · trap · decoy · van · getaway · blindfold · gag · bound
captive
One held by force
confinement · trauma · survival · escape · rescue · reunion · recovery · testimony · memoir · bound
demand
Forceful request or requirement
- hostageCaptive held as security
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- paymentFulfilling a financial obligation
deadline · dropoff · release · negotiator · exchange · payoff · contact · sum · instructions · intermediary
gang
Organized criminal group
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
smuggling · underworld · felony · conspiracy · fugitive · hideout · accomplice · ringleader · mastermind · henchman
manhunt
Search for a suspect
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- InterpolGlobal police cooperation organization
detective · surveillance · search · rescue · tip · reward · alert · breakthrough · arrest · trial
- hostage takershijackers, terrorists, gunmen
- fearsspiders, snakes, falling, heights, death
- criminal groupsgang, mafia, cartel, mob, syndicate
- oppressorstyrants, despots, dictators, autocrats, authoritarians
- prisonersprisoners, inmates, convicts, felons, jailbirds
- outcastsoutcast, pariah, pariahs, outcasts, outlaws
kidnappersrescuers
Those who save endangered people
liberators · saviors · emancipators · freers · hostage negotiators
kidnapperslaw enforcement
Upholding legal codes
police · FBI agents · detectives · investigators · crime fighters
kidnappersprotectors
Those who guard others
guardians · bodyguards · caretakers · custodians · defenders