ransom 音标拼音: [r'ænsəm]
n . 赎金,赎身,赎回,敲诈,勒索
vt . 赎,赎身,赎回,勒索赎金
赎金,赎身,赎回,敲诈,勒索赎,赎身,赎回,勒索赎金
ransom n 1 :
money demanded for the return of a captured person [
synonym :
{
ransom }, {
ransom money }]
2 :
payment for the release of someone 3 :
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment v 1 :
exchange or buy back for money ;
under threat [
synonym :
{
ransom }, {
redeem }]
Ransom \
Ran "
som \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Ransomed } (-
s [
u ^]
md );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Ransoming }.] [
Cf .
F .
ran [,
c ]
onner .
See {
Ransom },
n .]
1 .
To redeem from captivity ,
servitude ,
punishment ,
or forfeit ,
by paying a price ;
to buy out of servitude or penalty ;
to rescue ;
to deliver ;
as ,
to ransom prisoners from an enemy .
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2 .
To exact a ransom for ,
or a payment on . [
R .]
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Such lands as he had rule of he ransomed them so grievously ,
and would tax the men two or three times in a year . --
Berners .
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Ransom \
Ran "
som \ (
r [
a ^]
n "
s [
u ^]
m ),
n . [
OE .
raunson ,
raunsoun ,
OF .
ran [,
c ]
on ,
raen [,
c ]
on ,
raan [,
c ]
on ,
F .
ran [,
c ]
on ,
fr .
L .
redemptio ,
fr .
redimere to redeem .
See {
Redeem },
and cf .
{
Redemption }.]
1 .
The release of a captive ,
or of captured property ,
by payment of a consideration ;
redemption ;
as ,
prisoners hopeless of ransom . --
Dryden .
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2 .
The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner ,
or for goods captured by an enemy ;
payment for freedom from restraint ,
penalty ,
or forfeit .
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Thy ransom paid ,
which man from death redeems .
--
Milton .
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His captivity in Austria ,
and the heavy ransom he paid for his liberty . --
Sir J .
Davies .
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3 . (
O .
Eng .
Law )
A sum paid for the pardon of some great offense and the discharge of the offender ;
also ,
a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment . --
Blackstone .
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{
Ransom bill } (
Law ),
a war contract ,
valid by the law of nations ,
for the ransom of property captured at sea and its safe conduct into port . --
Kent .
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60 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ransom ":
buy ,
deliver ,
deliverance ,
delivery ,
emancipate ,
extract ,
extricate ,
extrication ,
free ,
freeing ,
get back ,
liberate ,
liberation ,
lifesaving ,
payment ,
price ,
recapture ,
reclaim ,
reclaiming ,
reclamation ,
recoup ,
recoupment ,
recover ,
recovery ,
recuperate ,
recuperation ,
recycle ,
redeem ,
redemption ,
regain ,
regainment ,
release ,
renovate ,
reoccupation ,
reoccupy ,
replevin ,
replevy ,
repossess ,
repossession ,
rescue ,
restoration ,
restore ,
resume ,
resumption ,
retake ,
retaking ,
retrieval ,
retrieve ,
revindicate ,
revindication ,
revival ,
revive ,
salvage ,
salvation ,
save ,
saving ,
set free ,
take back ,
trover ,
win back Ransom the price or payment made for our redemption ,
as when it is said that the Son of man "
gave his life a ransom for many " (
Matt .
20 :
28 ;
comp .
Acts 20 :
28 ;
Rom .
3 :
23 ,
24 ;
1 Cor .
6 :
19 ,
20 ;
Gal .
3 :
13 ;
4 :
4 ,
5 :
Eph .
1 :
7 ;
Col .
1 :
14 ;
1 Tim .
2 :
6 ;
Titus 2 :
14 ;
1 Pet .
1 :
18 ,
19 .
In all these passages the same idea is expressed ).
This word is derived from the Fr .
rancon ;
Lat .
redemptio .
The debt is represented not as cancelled but as fully paid .
The slave or captive is not liberated by a mere gratuitous favour ,
but a ransom price has been paid ,
in consideration of which he is set free .
The original owner receives back his alienated and lost possession because he has bought it back "
with a price ."
This price or ransom (
Gr .
lutron )
is always said to be Christ ,
his blood ,
his death .
He secures our redemption by the payment of a ransom . (
See {
REDEMPTION }.)
RANSOM ,
contracts ,
war .
An agreement made between the commander of a capturing vessel with the commander of a vanquished vessel ,
at sea ,
by which the former permits the latter to depart with his vessel ,
and gives him a safe conduct ,
in consideration of a sum of money ,
which the commander of the vanquished vessel ,
in his own name ,
and in the name of the owners of his vessel and cargo ,
promises to pay at a future time named ,
to the other .
2 .
This contract is usually made in writing in duplicate ,
one of which is kept by the vanquished vessel which is its safe conduct ;
and the other by the conquering vessel ,
which is properly called ransom bill .
3 .
This contract ,
when made in good faith ,
and not locally prohibited ,
is valid ,
and may be enforced .
Such contracts have never been prohibited in this country .
1 Kent ,
Com .
105 .
In England they are generally forbidden .
Chit .
Law of Nat .
90 91 ;
Poth .
Tr .
du Dr .
de Propr .
n .
127 .
Vide 2 Bro .
Civ .
Law ,
260 ;
Wesk .
435 ;
7 Com .
Dig .
201 ;
Marsh .
Ins .
431 ;
2 Dall .
15 ;
15 John .
6 ;
3 Burr .
1734 .
The money paid for the redemption of such property is also called the ransom .
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