enlèvement

French

noun
Definitions
  • takeoff, liftoff
  • removal, whether by moving, by destroying, or by erasing
  • (legal) abduction, kidnapping

Etymology

Suffix from French enlever (remove).

Origin

French

enlever

Gloss

remove

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