kidnapped
v.v. to take someone away by force and keep them as a prisoner, usually to ask for money. You use this when someone is stolen from their home or the street.
v. to take a person away illegally by force or deception, typically for the purpose of holding them for ransom. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the person taken.
The criminals kidnapped the businessman for a large ransom.
The police launched a massive search after witnesses reported seeing a child being kidnapped from the park.
The historical novel describes how the protagonist was kidnapped and forced to serve on a pirate ship for several years before finally escaping.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. In British English, the final 'p' is usually doubled in past tenses (kidnapped) and participles (kidnapping).
He was kidnap by the gangHe was kidnapped by the gangLearners often forget to use the past participle form in passive voice constructions.