ransom
Example Sentences
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After a nearby hospital is hacked and ransomed, the higher-ups decide to defend its system by shutting it down, which means business must be conducted in the old-fashioned, paper-and-clipboards way.
From Los Angeles Times
The release occurred without a ransom being paid, according to Nsaibia, who is an authority on kidnapping in the region.
From BBC
A 2022 law criminalised the payment of ransoms, but enforcement is difficult and families often resort to paying to secure the release of relatives.
From BBC
In one of several messages posted to her Instagram account, Savannah Guthrie pleaded for her mother’s safe release and agreed to pay the ransom.
And when it feels like a company is, as you put it, holding your stuff for ransom, you may feel even more inclined to cough up whatever amount they insist you pay.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
