ransom
ಸುಲಿಗೆ
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'
ವಿಮೋಚನಾ ಶುಲ್ಕ ತೆತ್ತು ಕೈದಿಯನ್ನು ಬಿಡಿಸು,
ಸುಲಿಗೆ,
ಪಾಪ ವಿಮೋಚನೆ ಪಡೆ
noun
ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಹಣ
example
the capture and 'ransom' of the king
the kidnappers demanded a 'ransom'
The enemy was allowed, if they could, to 'ransom' their enslaved women and children.
Despite the fact that his father was a landowner, town councillor, and clergyman we hear of no attempt to rescue or 'ransom' the captive.
He maintained that he had no money to pay the 'ransom' demanded and that it was a case of mistaken identity.
he was demanding millions of pounds in 'ransom'
Graham was kidnapped a month after the lottery win and his kidnapper demanded a 'ransom' .
the capture and 'ransom' of the king
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'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.
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.
Only recently had she found out he had intended to capture her and take her away for 'ransom' .
The Athenians suffered 1,000 casualties, the Thebans more; Athenian prisoners were released without payment, whereas Thebes had to 'ransom' its men.
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.
The objectification of women is further underscored by Bacon's seizing them as captives for 'ransom' .
He repeatedly had to 'ransom' prisoners taken in the course of Lombard raids, who would otherwise have been sold off as slaves.
Exchange or 'ransom' was to be strictly according to rank, as specified in elaborate tables.
So some pirates now take hostages instead of ships or cargo, and 'ransom' them for tens of thousands of dollars.
It was common in Talmudic times for criminals to kidnap Jews for exorbitant ransoms, relying on the Jewish obligation to 'ransom' captives.
He went on to state that if 'ransoms' were paid, no one should be in danger.
When she was eventually defeated by Edward IV, she was kept captive in various English castles until 'ransomed' by Louis XI.
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.
This sort of thing was a common enough practice, for 'ransoming' nobles was a profitable business.
Eventually Riley convinced a desert trader named Sidi Hamet to purchase him and four members of his crew and take them north - to a trading post where they could be 'ransomed' and returned home.
Abducted by the Xiongnu hordes in 195, Cai Yan lived for twelve years in Mongolia as a chieftain's wife, bearing him two children before she was finally 'ransomed' and returned home.
Also, the quarry itself seems to be a good place to hide victims while 'ransoms' are demanded or to dispose of bodies if the ransom is not paid.
No amnesty may be granted to him, nor can he be 'ransomed' .
Kidnapping is an industry in Colombia, and the main businessmen in this morbid human trade are the guerrillas who use the 'ransoms' to fund their war.
All of a sudden Muriel got her handbag and went up to him and gave him a 'king's ransom' .
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