Pagdukot (en. Abduction)

pag-du-kot

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

An act of taking or stealing a person through force or deception.

The abduction of the child caused fear in the entire community.

Ang pagdukot sa bata ay nagdulot ng takot sa buong komunidad.

Derived from the root word 'dukot' meaning 'to grab/take'.

human abduction

Refers to the crime of taking a person without consent.

pagdukot ng tao

grab

The act of taking or seizing an item or person.

dukot

kidnapping

A legal term for the abduction of a person.

kidnapping

rescue or abduction

There was a kidnapping in our barangay, so people got worried.

Nagkaroon ng pagdukot sa barangay namin, kaya't nag-alala ang mga tao.

taking without permission

They said that's called abduction, you can't just take someone else's stuff.

Sabi nila tawag yun sa pagdukot, 'di daw puwede basta-basta kunin ang gamit ng iba.

meaning related to crime

Sometimes, kidnapping has just become a means for quick money.

Minsan kasi ang pagdukot, naging means na lang ng mabilisang pera.