In criminal law, kidnapping's the taking away or asportation of a person against the person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority. This may be done for ransom or in furtherance of another crime, or in connection with a child custody dispute. Kidnapping in English Common Law Kidnapping's a common law offence requiring: » that one person takes and carries another away; by force or fraud; » without the consent of the person taken; and witho… (More on Kidnap)