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1 hold to ransom
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2 hold
1) розм. ув'язнення; розм. в'язниця, місце ув'язнення2) володіти (акціями, патентом тощо); зобов'язувати; бути (залишатися) чинним, мати силу; виносити рішення; визнавати ( про суд); розм. тримати ( у в'язниці), утримувати ( під вартою); проводити (збори, конференцію, вибори тощо); обіймати (посаду, пост)•hold a threat of disclosure over head — = hold a threat of disclosure over smb.'s head тримати ( когось) під загрозою розкриття
hold a threat of disclosure over smb.'s head — = hold a threat of disclosure over head
hold office during good behavior — = hold office during good behaviour обіймати посаду довічно
hold office during good behaviour — = hold office during good behavior
hold possession under the color of title — = hold possession under the colour of title володіти за законним правом ( на законних підставах)
- hold a conferencehold possession under the colour of title — = hold possession under the color of title
- hold a court
- hold a demonstration
- hold a government post
- hold a high-level position
- hold a high office
- hold a judicial decision
- hold a judicial inquiry
- hold a judicial office
- hold a judicial sale
- hold a legal office
- hold a licence
- hold a license
- hold a local referendum
- hold a meeting
- hold a patent
- hold a person on suspicion
- hold a plebiscite
- hold a post
- hold a rally
- hold a rank
- hold a reception
- hold a referendum
- hold a session
- hold a sitting
- hold a trial
- hold a view
- hold absolutely
- hold an action
- hold an appointment
- hold an inquiry
- hold an inquest
- hold an office
- hold as a material witness
- hold at gunpoint
- hold at knifepoint
- hold consultations
- hold court
- hold debate
- hold debates
- hold election
- hold elections
- hold for court
- hold for interrogation
- hold good
- hold good in law
- hold hearing
- hold hearings
- hold hostage
- hold in abeyance
- hold in bondage
- hold in captivity
- hold in contempt
- hold in contempt of court
- hold in detention
- hold in esteem
- hold in internal exile
- hold in preventive detention
- hold in trust
- hold incommunicado
- hold invalid
- hold legally liable
- hold legally responsible
- hold liable
- hold mediately
- hold more than one job
- hold more than one office
- hold office during pleasure
- hold on espionage charges
- hold on spy charges
- hold on spying charges
- hold on the charge
- hold over
- hold over a decision
- hold pleas
- hold preliminary hearings
- hold prisoner
- hold property
- hold public office
- hold re-election
- hold re-elections
- hold reasonable
- hold responsible
- hold responsible in damages
- hold shares in a company
- hold the affirmative
- hold the assizes
- hold the chair of law
- hold the hearing of an action
- hold to account
- hold to bail
- hold to be valid
- hold to ransom
- hold to security
- hold to the contrary
- hold under house arrest
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold up a law
- hold up a train
- hold up delivery
- hold up in court
- hold up legislation
- hold-up man
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3 ransom
1. n1) викупto hold smb. to ransom — вимагати викуп за когось
2) пеня; грошовий штраф3) церк. спокутуванняransom price — надто висока, казкова ціна
2. v1) викуповувати, платити викуп2) вимагати викуп (від когось)3) звільняти за викуп4) рел. спокутувати* * *I n1) викуп2) icт. пеня; грошовий штраф ( замість тілесного покарання)3) peл. спокутаII v1) викуповувати, платити викуп2) вимагати викуп ( від кого-небудь); звільняти за викуп3) peл. спокутувати -
4 ransom
['rænsəm] 1. n1) ви́купto hold smb. to ransom — вимага́ти ви́куп за ко́гось
a king's ransom — величе́зна су́ма, куш
2) церк. споку́тування2. v1) викупо́вувати, звільня́ти за ви́куп2) церк. споку́тувати
См. также в других словарях:
hold to ransom — ► hold to ransom 1) hold (someone) captive and demand payment for release. 2) demand concessions from (someone) by threatening damaging action. Main Entry: ↑ransom … English terms dictionary
hold to ransom — 1. To retain until a ransom is paid 2. To blackmail into concessions (figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑ransom … Useful english dictionary
hold for ransom — index kidnap Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hold to ransom — hold (someone) to ransom to force someone to do something by putting them in a situation where something bad will happen to them if they do not. Some people regarded the miners strike as the union holding the nation to ransom … New idioms dictionary
ransom — ► NOUN ▪ a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive. ► VERB 1) obtain the release of (someone) by paying a ransom. 2) detain (someone) and demand a ransom for their release. ● hold to ransom Cf. ↑hold to ransom ● … English terms dictionary
hold — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or arms). b (also refl.) keep or sustain (a thing, oneself, one s head, etc.) in a particular position (hold it to the light; held himself erect). c grasp so as… … Useful english dictionary
ransom — /ˈrænsəm / (say ransuhm) noun 1. the redemption of a prisoner, slave, kidnapped person, captured goods, etc., for a price. 2. the sum or price paid or demanded. 3. a means of delivering or rescuing, especially, in religious use, from sin and its… …
ransom — n. & v. n. 1 a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner. 2 the liberation of a prisoner in return for this. v.tr. 1 buy the freedom or restoration of; redeem. 2 hold to ransom. 3 release for a ransom.… … Useful english dictionary
ransom — ran·som 1 n: a consideration paid or demanded for the release of someone or something from captivity see also kidnapping ransom 2 vt: to free from captivity by paying a price rape 1 vt raped, rap·ing [Latin rapere to seize and take away by force] … Law dictionary
hold someone to ransom — hold (someone) to ransom to force someone to do something by putting them in a situation where something bad will happen to them if they do not. Some people regarded the miners strike as the union holding the nation to ransom … New idioms dictionary
hold someone/something at ransom — hold someone/something at (or for) ransom hold someone prisoner and demand payment for their release ■ demand concessions from a person or organization by threatening damaging action … Useful english dictionary
