ransom
rescate
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
rescatar,
redimir
noun
rescate,
redención
example
Exchange or 'ransom' was to be strictly according to rank, as specified in elaborate tables.
He repeatedly had to 'ransom' prisoners taken in the course of Lombard raids, who would otherwise have been sold off as slaves.
Despite the fact that his father was a landowner, town councillor, and clergyman we hear of no attempt to rescue or 'ransom' the captive.
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 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' .
Only recently had she found out he had intended to capture her and take her away for 'ransom' .
It was he who through his manipulation and deception engineered the capture and 'ransom' of my beloved daughter.
the kidnappers demanded a 'ransom'
the capture and 'ransom' of the king
‘We will 'ransom' them, of course,’ Lombard said.
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 was demanding millions of pounds in 'ransom'
So some pirates now take hostages instead of ships or cargo, and 'ransom' them for tens of thousands of dollars.
He maintained that he had no money to pay the 'ransom' demanded and that it was a case of mistaken identity.
the capture and 'ransom' of the king
The enemy was allowed, if they could, to 'ransom' their enslaved women and children.
It was common in Talmudic times for criminals to kidnap Jews for exorbitant ransoms, relying on the Jewish obligation to 'ransom' captives.
In August 1970 he was 'ransomed' by the West German government, after which he continued his studies at Lübeck University.
Not a single person in our hospital makes a 'king's ransom' .
There have been reports both in this country and Australia suggesting that we were about to pay a 'king's ransom' .
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.
Captives, when they are not enslaved, are killed, or exchanged after peace has been concluded, or 'ransomed' by their countrymen, or adopted into the tribe of the captors.
While these industry titans get paid a 'king's ransom' whether they succeed or fail, job security is a thing of the past.
How did I acquire a 'king's ransom' in paper currency?
He went on to state that if 'ransoms' were paid, no one should be in danger.
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.
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