Examples of 'ransom' in a sentence
Meaning of "ransom"
ransom (noun) - a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a captive
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- Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
- The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.
- A sum paid for the pardon of some great offence and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.
- To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.
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He paid ransom before informing the police.
I think it would be better to pay the ransom.
So you can ransom me for your freedom.
They did not even ask for a ransom.
The two million ransom ruined them.
Ransom could have fit in this bag.
Here is the ransom for your father.
A ransom that still has not been found.
They increased the ransom to half a million.
The ransom demand was for two million.
No matter what the ransom is we will pay it.
This ransom will be paid without negotiation.
Nick sold everything to raise the ransom.
I had the ransom to pay the kidnappers.
We do not know anything about a ransom note.
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The ransom will be paid tomorrow at dawn.
Negotiations concerning a ransom are reportedly already underway.
My ransom demand was for all the experiments.
You have to find someone to pay a ransom.
He refuses to pay ransom because he is now happy as it is.
Ransom would not even have blinked.
Respond to our ransom demand by the deadline.
Maybe they grabbed her for ransom.
He mails a ransom note in the pouring rain.
Maybe this was not a kidnapping for ransom.
That ransom note was delivered this morning.
From whom you can get a ransom.
A ransom note was left at the front desk.
No doubt you intend to hold me for ransom.
To pay the ransom demanded by the kidnappers.
The fools also lost the ransom.
He wants to ransom off his own sister.
Bringing her to her aunt for ransom.
The ransom note has five ones.
Charlie came to me and asked for a ransom.
After the ransom stunt you pulled.
Maybe they are holding her for ransom.
Kidnap me and demand a ransom from my husband.
We will search again to find the ransom.
The ransom money fell through.
Somebody could be holding him for ransom.
Take some hostages for ransom or something.
There is no place else to go for this ransom.
Does not smell like a ransom case either.
He killed me the day he refused to pay my ransom.
Kidnappers looking for a ransom take hostages.
We are gonna need to put together the ransom.
Belach will pay a ransom for his daughter.
You held our files for ransom.
Million in ransom in briefcases like this.
