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Money paid for the freeing of a hostage.
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They were held for two million dollars ransom.
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The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration.
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prisoners hopeless of ransom
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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.
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(14th century) To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties.
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To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment.
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to ransom prisoners from an enemy
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To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.
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Such lands as he had rule of he ransomed them so grievously, and would tax the men two or three times in a year. — Berners.
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