ransom
tebusan
definition
verb
the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed
obtain the release of (a prisoner) by making a payment demanded.
noun
All but one have now been released, but only after millions of dollars in ransoms were paid.
a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner.
translation of 'ransom'
verb
menuntut tembusan,
menebus dosa
noun
uang tebusan,
denda uang,
tebusan
example
the kidnappers demanded a 'ransom'
Despite the fact that his father was a landowner, town councillor, and clergyman we hear of no attempt to rescue or 'ransom' the captive.
So some pirates now take hostages instead of ships or cargo, and 'ransom' them for tens of thousands of dollars.
Only recently had she found out he had intended to capture her and take her away for 'ransom' .
the capture and 'ransom' of the king
He maintained that he had no money to pay the 'ransom' demanded and that it was a case of mistaken identity.
Exchange or 'ransom' was to be strictly according to rank, as specified in elaborate tables.
he was demanding millions of pounds in 'ransom'
the capture and 'ransom' of the king
The objectification of women is further underscored by Bacon's seizing them as captives for 'ransom' .
It's just an incredibly natural film where Robert Shaw heads up a crew of four men who hijack a New York City subway train and 'ransom' the passengers for a million dollars.
Graham was kidnapped a month after the lottery win and his kidnapper demanded a 'ransom' .
The enemy was allowed, if they could, to 'ransom' their enslaved women and children.
It was he who through his manipulation and deception engineered the capture and 'ransom' of my beloved daughter.
‘We will 'ransom' them, of course,’ Lombard said.
Disillusioned and discouraged, there was nothing to do, but stay in France and hope for another battle of Crécy or Poieters to come his way, and with it, a chance to capture a French noble for 'ransom' .
It was common in Talmudic times for criminals to kidnap Jews for exorbitant ransoms, relying on the Jewish obligation to 'ransom' captives.
The Athenians suffered 1,000 casualties, the Thebans more; Athenian prisoners were released without payment, whereas Thebes had to 'ransom' its men.
Among the New Mexicans were a Ute raised in captivity by New Mexicans and a New Mexican raised in captivity among the Utes until his family were able to 'ransom' him.
He repeatedly had to 'ransom' prisoners taken in the course of Lombard raids, who would otherwise have been sold off as slaves.
While most of the captives were eventually 'ransomed' , the raid stood as a clear reminder to all the colonies and to Britain as well of how dangerous was frontier life.
A friend lost a 'king's ransom' and asked me to look into the circumstances, and what I found was disturbing.
Others are kidnapped and killed to extort lucrative 'ransoms' from their families.
Eunice grew up with the Indians, who were Catholic and French-speaking, and scandalised her own people by refusing to be 'ransomed' and marrying a Mohawk called Squirrel.
How did I acquire a 'king's ransom' in paper currency?
Since 1993, 'ransoms' for western hostages have ballooned from $100,000 to more than $1 million.
A U.S. Navy official who tracks piracy issues says as long as shipping companies are willing to pay 'ransoms' , than piracy will continue.
At the time, I thought we had paid a 'king's ransom' for the place.
The President had no option but to dissolve the House and order a mid-term poll which cost the exchequer a 'king's ransom' .
The protection money and 'ransoms' governments or insurgents extort from oil companies do not prolong the violence.
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