segrest

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Etymology

Deverbal from segrestar.

Pronunciation

Noun

segrest m (plural segrests or segrestos)

  1. kidnapping
    • 2015 January 16, “Un nen fingeix el seu segrest a Salou perquè no havia fet els deures”, in El País, retrieved 2020-12-11:
      Un nen fingeix el seu segrest a Salou perquè no havia fet els deures [title]
      A boy in Salou faked his kidnapping because he hadn't done his homework
  2. kidnappee

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