secuestrar
/sekwesˈtɾaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to kidnap, to abduct
🔒 Cognate of English sequester: to take someone or something away and hold them
It comes from Latin sequestrare, to hand something over to a trustee (a sequester) for safekeeping. The meaning moved from legal custody to taking by force. Secuestrar un avión means to hijack a plane, and un secuestro is a kidnapping.