ransom
Example Sentences
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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
She offered to sell one of her kidneys if a ransom was necessary.
The outlet, which previously reported receiving another possible Guthrie ransom note, said it had forwarded the new email to the FBI.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
