Also means
removal
Usage Note
Enlèvement derives from enlever ('to lift off, to take away') and covers both the criminal act of kidnapping and the official removal of objects (e.g. waste collection: enlèvement des ordures). The kidnapping sense dominates in news contexts, while the removal sense appears in administrative language.
Examples
"L'enlèvement de l'enfant a choqué le quartier."
Natural Translation
The kidnapping of the child shocked the neighbourhood.

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