Ransomable

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

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...

Ransomer

One who ransoms or redeems...

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....

Ransomless

Incapable of being ransomed without ransom...

Such as can be ransomed...

Rescat

To ransom to release to rescue...

Forcible detainer

Forcible detainer, refusing to restore another's goods, after sufficient amends tendered, the original taking having been lawful; for which injury the remedy usually resorted to was trover (q.v.). But if the original taking were unlawful it is a criminal offence against the public peace, and a misdemeanour, punishable by imprisonment and ransom at the pleasure of the Crown, 4 Bl. Com. 148.The wrongful retention of possession of property by one originally in lawful possession, often with threats or actual use of violence, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn....

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