### Question
What does kidnapping mean?


### Answer
**Kidnapping** has the following meaning in *18 U.S.C. § 3559*:

> an offense that has as its elements the abduction, restraining, confining, or carrying away of another person by force or threat of force

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 3559*
  - Heading: **PART II-CRIMINAL PROCEDURE > CHAPTER 227-SENTENCES > SUBCHAPTER A-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

