ransom

Noun
  1. Money demanded for the return of a captured person (synset 113305071)
    is a type of: cost - the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
    same as: ransom money
  2. Payment for the release of someone (synset 101123906)
    is a type of: defrayal, defrayment, payment - the act of paying money
  3. The act of freeing from captivity or punishment (synset 100097671)
    is a type of: recovery, retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
Verb
  1. Exchange or buy back for money;
    Under threat (synset 202261806)
    referred to in: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    is a type of: change, exchange, interchange - give to, and receive from, one another
    same as: redeem

Other Searches