ransom
تاوان
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'
noun
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example
he was demanding millions of pounds in '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' .
He repeatedly had to 'ransom' prisoners taken in the course of Lombard raids, who would otherwise have been sold off as slaves.
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.
‘We will 'ransom' them, of course,’ Lombard said.
It was he who through his manipulation and deception engineered the capture and 'ransom' of my beloved daughter.
The Athenians suffered 1,000 casualties, the Thebans more; Athenian prisoners were released without payment, whereas Thebes had to 'ransom' its men.
Only recently had she found out he had intended to capture her and take her away for 'ransom' .
Graham was kidnapped a month after the lottery win and his kidnapper demanded a 'ransom' .
the kidnappers demanded a 'ransom'
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 objectification of women is further underscored by Bacon's seizing them as captives for '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 enemy was allowed, if they could, to 'ransom' their enslaved women and children.
the capture and 'ransom' of the king
Despite the fact that his father was a landowner, town councillor, and clergyman we hear of no attempt to rescue or 'ransom' the captive.
the capture and 'ransom' of the king
It was common in Talmudic times for criminals to kidnap Jews for exorbitant ransoms, relying on the Jewish obligation to 'ransom' captives.
Exchange or 'ransom' was to be strictly according to rank, as specified in elaborate tables.
Others are kidnapped and killed to extort lucrative 'ransoms' from their families.
The protection money and 'ransoms' governments or insurgents extort from oil companies do not prolong the violence.
He was captured and imprisoned by Duke Leopold before being handed over to the German emperor Henry VI, who 'ransomed' him for the huge sum of 150,000 marks.
In August 1970 he was 'ransomed' by the West German government, after which he continued his studies at Lübeck University.
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.
In the last five years, at least 250 doctors were kidnapped; some were killed and others released after paying hefty 'ransoms' .
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.
While these industry titans get paid a 'king's ransom' whether they succeed or fail, job security is a thing of the past.
Goods - particularly 'ransoms' , dowries and spoils of war - were measured in gold.
All but one have now been released, but only after millions of dollars in 'ransoms' were paid.
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