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1 ransom
['rænsəm] 1. noun(a sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner: They paid a ransom of $40,000; ( also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.) výkupné2. verb1) (to pay money etc to free (someone).) vykúpiť2) (to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) vymáhať výkupné•* * *• výkupné• žiadat výkupné -
2 hold to ransom
(to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) zajať a vymáhať výkupné -
3 redeem
[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) vyplatiť2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) vykúpiť3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) zachrániť, spasiť•- Redeemer- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
- redeeming feature* * *• vrátit platnost• vykúpit (zo zajatia)• zachranovat• vykúpit (väzna)• vyrovnávat• vyvažovat• vykonat• zachránit• vyplatit• zdôvodnit• zbavit záväzkov• zaplatit• spasit• splatit• spenažit• splnit• urobit platným• umorit• amortizovat• dodržat slub• dat výkupné• dat platnost• plnit• oslobodit• kompenzovat• nahradzovat• naprávat (chybu)• odkúpit spät• ocistit• obrodit• obnovit
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Ransom — is the practice of holding a prisoner to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved.In early Germanic law a similar concept was called Weregild.In 78 BC, pirates of modern day Turkey captured… … Wikipedia
Ransom — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Brayton Howard Ransom (1879–1925), US amerikanischer Parasitologe Caroline L. Ransom (1872–1952), US amerikanische Archäologin Epaphroditus Ransom (1798–1859), US amerikanischer Politiker John Crowe Ransom … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
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
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ransom — Ransom, IL U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 409 Housing Units (2000): 159 Land area (2000): 0.991359 sq. miles (2.567608 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.991359 sq. miles (2.567608 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ransom — [ rænsəm], John Crowe, amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Kritiker, * Pulaski (Tennessee) 30. 4. 1888, ✝ Gambier (Ohio) 3.7. 1974; studierte und lehrte (bis 1937) an der Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee), wo er zu den wichtigsten… … Universal-Lexikon
Ransom, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 409 Housing Units (2000): 159 Land area (2000): 0.991359 sq. miles (2.567608 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.991359 sq. miles (2.567608 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Ransom, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 338 Housing Units (2000): 179 Land area (2000): 0.326169 sq. miles (0.844774 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.326169 sq. miles (0.844774 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
RANSOM — (Heb. כֹּפֶר, kofer), the compensation required to avoid bodily punishment or to free one s self from an undesirable state or condition (Isa. 43:3). The term kofer is related to the Akkadian kapāru ( to wipe off ) or kuppuru ( to expiate ). The… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
