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Child abduction
Kinderontvoering of kinderdiefstal is de ongeoorloofde verwijdering van een minderjarige uit de voogdij van de natuurlijke ouders van het kind of wettelijk aangestelde voogden.
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The crime of removing a child from its rightful home
A special task force to investigate cases of child abduction.
Collins Dictionary
Child abduction or child theft is the unauthorized removal of a minor (a child under the age of legal adulthood) from the custody of the child’s natural parents or legally appointed guardians.
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare, a child snatched and smuggled overseas. The number of children abducted by an estranged partner has doubled in the UK in the last decade.