ransom
ਰਿਹਾਈ ਦੀ
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.
example
the capture and 'ransom' of the king
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.
The Athenians suffered 1,000 casualties, the Thebans more; Athenian prisoners were released without payment, whereas Thebes had to 'ransom' its men.
‘We will 'ransom' them, of course,’ Lombard said.
So some pirates now take hostages instead of ships or cargo, and 'ransom' them for tens of thousands of dollars.
Despite the fact that his father was a landowner, town councillor, and clergyman we hear of no attempt to rescue or 'ransom' the captive.
Only recently had she found out he had intended to capture her and take her away for 'ransom' .
He repeatedly had to 'ransom' prisoners taken in the course of Lombard raids, who would otherwise have been sold off as slaves.
Graham was kidnapped a month after the lottery win and his kidnapper demanded a 'ransom' .
The objectification of women is further underscored by Bacon's seizing them as captives for 'ransom' .
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' .
the capture and 'ransom' of the king
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.
It was common in Talmudic times for criminals to kidnap Jews for exorbitant ransoms, relying on the Jewish obligation to 'ransom' captives.
He maintained that he had no money to pay the 'ransom' demanded and that it was a case of mistaken identity.
The enemy was allowed, if they could, to 'ransom' their enslaved women and children.
the kidnappers demanded a 'ransom'
It was he who through his manipulation and deception engineered the capture and 'ransom' of my beloved daughter.
Exchange or 'ransom' was to be strictly according to rank, as specified in elaborate tables.
he was demanding millions of pounds in 'ransom'
The hostages were freed in batches several months later after several million dollars in 'ransoms' were paid.
Since 1993, 'ransoms' for western hostages have ballooned from $100,000 to more than $1 million.
In response to such losses, villages under attack defended themselves, families 'ransomed' captured relatives, and large African states attempted to prevent the export of their subjects as slaves.
The protection money and 'ransoms' governments or insurgents extort from oil companies do not prolong the violence.
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.
No amnesty may be granted to him, nor can he be 'ransomed' .
Not a single person in our hospital makes a 'king's ransom' .
In 1993, Colombia's government briefly made paying 'ransoms' illegal, but there was an outcry from victims' relatives.
While showering Taylor with jewels worth a 'king's ransom' , he also gave generously to friends such as Smith.
How did I acquire a 'king's ransom' in paper currency?
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