Ransom
verb'rænsəm
Noun
money demanded for the return of a captured person
Type of:Costpayment for the release of someone
Type of:PaymentDefraymentDefrayalthe act of freeing from captivity or punishment
Type of:RecoveryRetrieval
Verb
exchange or buy back for money; under threat
Similar:RedeemType of:InterchangeChangeExchange
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