utekaji

How to say it

Meaning

The act of seizing people or things by force and taking them away, especially kidnapping a person or hijacking a vehicle or plane.

Good to know

U class noun with no plural, from kuteka, to capture. It usually comes as utekaji nyara, kidnapping, or utekaji watu, abduction of people; the person who does it is mtekaji.

Examples

• Wananchi wana hofu kutokana na matukio ya utekaji nyara.People are afraid because of the cases of kidnapping.
• Serikali imeahidi kukomesha utekaji wa watoto mkoani humo.The government has promised to end the abduction of children in that region.
• Utekaji nyara wa ndege ni kosa kubwa la jinai.Hijacking a plane is a serious criminal offense.