In criminal law, kidnapping is 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 is a common law offence requiring: that one person takes and carries a minor away; by force or fraud; without the consent of the person taken; and without… (More on Kidnap)