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拐取 (かいしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

拐かい取しゅ

Meanings

1

noun

abduction; kidnapping

law

Legal term for the act of taking someone away against their will. Used in criminal law contexts.

未み成せい年ねん者しゃ拐かい取しゅの罪つみで起き訴そされた。
He was indicted on charges of abduction of a minor.

Kanji

拐kidnap, falsify
取take, fetch, take up

Similar words

誘ゆう拐かい
誘拐 is the common general term for kidnapping, while 拐取 is a formal legal term often used in statutes and legal documents.

Etymology

Composed of 拐 (to kidnap, to abduct) and 取 (to take). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the legal meaning of abduction.