狂きょう言げん誘ゆう拐かい

noun

fake kidnapping; staged kidnapping

Refers to a kidnapping that is not real, often for fraud, extortion, or a hoax. The term 狂言 (kyōgen) here means 'fake' or 'sham', as in 狂言強盗 (fake robbery).

• 警けい察さつは狂きょう言げん誘ゆう拐かいの可か能のう性せいを調しらべている。

  The police are investigating the possibility of a staged kidnapping.

• 保ほ険けん金きん目め当あての狂きょう言げん誘ゆう拐かいが発はっ覚かくした。

  A fake kidnapping for insurance money was uncovered.