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Kidnapping, an act of unlawfully seizing and detaining an individual against his or her will, is usually executed in order to demand ransom or facilitate the commission of another crime. However, child custody disputes may motivate abduction of a child without the knowledge of the other parent as well. Learn more about the act of violent and illegal deprivation of one´s liberty and its forms, that range from historical practices, such as bride kidnapping to illegal actions that today are prosecuted according to criminal law.

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