Ransom

Kidnapping for ransom

Kidnapping for ransom, Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person or keeps a person in detention after such kidnapping or abduction, and threatens to cause death or hurt to such person, or by his conduct gives rise to a reasonable apprehension that such person may be put to death or hurt, or causes hurt or death to such person in order to compel the government or any foreign State or International inter-governmental organisation or any person to do or abstain from doing any act or to pay a ransom, shall be punishable with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine. (Indian Penal Code, s. 364A)...

ransom : a consideration paid or demanded for the release of someone or something from captivity see also kidnapping vt : to free from captivity by paying a price ...

Ransom

The release of a captive or of captured property by payment of a consideration redemption as prisoners hopeless of ransom...

Ransom

Ransom [fr. rancon, Fr.], the price of redemption of a captive or prisoner of war, or for the pardon of some great offence. It differs from amerciament, because it excuses from corporal punishment.To obtain the release of (a captive) by paying a demanded price, Black's Law Dictionary, p. 1267.Is a sum of money paid for redeeming a captive or prisoner of war, or a prize. It is also used to signify a sum of money paid for the pardoning of some great offence, and or setting the offender who was imprisoned, Advanced Law Lexicon (3rd Edn.) p. 3932.Is a sum of money to be demanded to be paid for releasing a captive, prisoner or detenu, Suman Sood v. State of Rajasthan, (2007) 5 SCC 634....

To hold someone to ransom

To hold someone to ransom, means 'to hold some-one captive and demand payment for their release, Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 2002, p. 1186....

Ransomable

Such as can be ransomed...

Ransomer

One who ransoms or redeems...

kidnapping

kidnapping or kid·nap·ing n : an act or instance or the crime of seizing, confining, inveigling, abducting, or carrying away a person by force or fraud often with a demand for ransom or in furtherance of another crime ...

Geld

Money tribute compensation ransom...

Ransomless

Incapable of being ransomed without ransom...

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