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verbexchange or buy back for money; under threat
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nounmoney demanded for the return of a captured person
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nounpayment for the release of someonetype of:
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nounthe act of freeing from captivity or punishment
Definition that contains ransom
- kidnap take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
- snatch take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
- kidnapper someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
- abduct take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
- snatcher someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
- abductor someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
- ransomed reclaimed by payment of a ransom
- nobble take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
- kidnaper someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
- id al-adha the 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity