In the case of the Aztecs, captive soldiers were taken to be used as human sacrifice.

And they know they're gettin' took and there's nothin' they can do about it.

But all of the ungodly shall be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can't be taken with the hand,

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Moroccan propaganda reported that children in the camps had been taken away from their parents and sent for military training in Cuba.

Persons taken for portering are reported to have been rounded up by the military in various places, such as schools, buses and market places.

quot 19. Allegations have also been made that elderly persons, women and children have been taken as Army porters.

Witnesses said that those who were arrested were taken away blindfolded, were frequently transferred to a detention centre and were never heard from or of again.

Report of the Secretary General on the release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts

Taken from their families, sequestered in a shadowy world of darkness for 18 years two nine year periods deliberately chosen to evoke the nine months they spend in the natural mother's womb.

According to Police Ministry sources, some 10,000 persons would be recruited into the unit, and the police would be composed of civil guard volunteers and uniformed police, and would be strengthened by officers taken from the army.

In the event that the police wished to continue questioning beyond that period, the arrested person would be taken to court and a decision would be made as to whether he or she should be held in detention by the court authorities.

Reportedly, victims are taken from their home or in the street, frequently beaten, forced into a vehicle by armed men, and taken to an unknown destination where they are interrogated about their political or union activities and their relationships with other activists.