- manstealing
- The offense of kidnapping, or the forcible abduction or stealing away of a man, woman or child from his own country and sending him to another. See 4 Bl Comm 219.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
manstealing
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Manstealing — Man steal ing, n. The act or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to e?slave them. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manstealing — /man stee ling/, n. the act of kidnapping. [1570 80; MAN1 + STEALING] * * * … Universalium
manstealing — mæn stɪɪlɪŋ kidnapping, abduction (of a person) … English contemporary dictionary
manstealing — A word sometimes used synonymously with kidnapping (q.v.) … Black's law dictionary
manstealing — A word sometimes used synonymously with kidnapping (q.v.) … Black's law dictionary
manstealing — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) : kidnapping * * * /man stee ling/, n. the act of kidnapping. [1570 80; MAN1 + STEALING] … Useful english dictionary
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