ransom

     

Ransom is the practice of holing a prisoner to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved.

Trivia about ransom

  • In Old English law, it was the money paid for the pardoning of an offense; today, it's paid to kidnappers
  • It's the money paid for the return of a kidnap victim
  • Last name of the hero of "The Bostonians", or a Mel Gibson film about kidnapping
  • Nick Nolte's son Brawley played Mel Gibson's kidnapped son in this 1996 film

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