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Sentence Examples Many in the party were now convinced that kulaks were holding the country to ransom. The cop read the ransom note over and then he scanned it and put the note in a plastic ziplock bag. In the early church, Christ was seen as the ransom for sin, the sacrificial lamb and the model of the life in God. Will she be able to tame the unruly private bus drivers who often hold the city life to ransom and streamline the chaotic city traffic? Picked as the ransom bagman, Callahan is run ragged by Scorpio, but eventually the pair meet in the dead of night in a lonely park. The rich family has an English butler who is masterminding a plot to kidnap Michelangelo and hold him for ransom. You know, the thing was, Australia was really held to ransom there, as far as I'm concerned. The last thing on anyone's mind should be having to deal with a mindless, self-appointed, unaccountable mob holding the country to ransom. He also alleged widespread professional mischief, including padding bills and keeping animals for ransom. After the loss of Normandy, King John paid the ransom for Gerard and awarded him several sheriffships. Thus under Charles I, we have the wonderful example of representatives holding the King to ransom for his ship money grants. The two men were released after four months but do not know whether a ransom was paid, as unconfirmed reports have suggested. He took Fernet's weapon sacks and the bag of ransom money and slung those on, too, groaning at the weight of them. The newspaper was trying to stir up a row about the morality of allowing criminals to ransom stolen property. Wondering whether he should have held the record company more to ransom, he initialled and signed both copies and retained one for himself. In return, he promised a cask of gun powder as well as a large, rich ransom for the safe return of Betty and the babies. The government says it is opposed to paying ransom, but cannot prevent families of victims from making their own arrangements. They hijacked vehicles, even UN convoys, and staged kidnappings for ransom. Little Jack is kidnapped in bizarre circumstances and summarily returned with the ransom money untouched. Your home may not look like a castle, but if you live in a hot real estate market, people will pay a king's ransom to buy it. Show More Sentences Why has a city of 14 million allowed a civic administration of a few thousand to hold it to ransom? The crew members were only released 10 days later after an unspecified amount of ransom was paid. Then he could ransom the princess back to the Queen Mother and her consort. The meeting was called to raise 2 million gold crowns to pay the ransom for the king's two sons held captive in Spain. I had a scheme for collecting that ransom without danger of being caught by counterplots that ought to commend itself to professional kidnappers. Few foreigners are badly hurt during the kidnappings and ransom fees are usually paid to secure their release. The craggily handsome Blatchford uses her first newspaper column to set out her ransom demands. The time honoured methods of ransom, Danegeld and baptism of Viking leaders continued to be more successful. Large profits were made from booty and ransom, and by exacting protection money from the cities. Enfranchisement of slaves, often in a body, and ransom of slaves and captives became works of piety. Going against her father's wishes in paying her dog's ransom, she personally delivers the sum to the dognappers' headquarters in Whitechapel. Chryses approached the Achaeans ' fast ships to win his daughter back, bringing a priceless ransom. His brothers could never quite agree on his ransom price, so Ferdinand withered away in captivity. But they were not invaders who came to stay or to conquer, they were raiders in search of booty and ransom. Also, the quarry itself seems to be a good place to hide victims while ransoms are demanded or to dispose of bodies if the ransom is not paid. He maintained that he had no money to pay the ransom demanded and that it was a case of mistaken identity. Graham was kidnapped a month after the lottery win and his kidnapper demanded a ransom. The objectification of women is further underscored by Bacon's seizing them as captives for ransom. Only recently had she found out he had intended to capture her and take her away for ransom. Exchange or ransom was to be strictly according to rank, as specified in elaborate tables. Show More Sentences It was he who through his manipulation and deception engineered the capture and ransom of my beloved daughter. Despite the fact that his father was a landowner, town councillor, and clergyman we hear of no attempt to rescue or ransom the captive. The enemy was allowed, if they could, to ransom their enslaved women and children. He repeatedly had to ransom prisoners taken in the course of Lombard raids, who would otherwise have been sold off as slaves. So some pirates now take hostages instead of ships or cargo, and ransom them for tens of thousands of dollars. A Yorkshire businessman tried to hold his own family to ransom after claiming he had been kidnapped from his kebab shop. He also assured the president the organisation had no intention of holding the government to ransom with threats of violence. In other words, they're going back on their previous deal, and once again threatening to hold the country to ransom. The universities are held to ransom by the threat that a failure to boost state school intake will mean financial penalties. He also suggested the company had been held to ransom by its creditor banks. While showering Taylor with jewels worth a king's ransom, he also gave generously to friends such as Smith. There have been reports both in this country and Australia suggesting that we were about to pay a king's ransom. A friend lost a king's ransom and asked me to look into the circumstances, and what I found was disturbing. The President had no option but to dissolve the House and order a mid-term poll which cost the exchequer a king's ransom. All of a sudden Muriel got her handbag and went up to him and gave him a king's ransom. While these industry titans get paid a king's ransom whether they succeed or fail, job security is a thing of the past. In the other email, the link downloaded ransomware, which encrypted files on the user's computer and held them for ransom. His brother abroad collected a ransom thinking he was kidnapped by petty criminals. Most of the kidnappings are by criminal groups that want a ransom, or sectarian groups that want to sow divisions. Some of them have recently made life difficult for the British servicemen there, by abducting 11 of their number and effectively holding them to ransom. Show More Sentences During intercolonial wars, such repayment of ransom did not bring repatriation, as these people then became prisoners of war who possessed potentially damaging information. Head of Finance Eamonn O Sullivan said he did not believe that a situation would arise where the council would be held to ransom by the health board. Marie's subsequent rendezvous with her husband to discuss the ransom money is quite absurdist, occurring on a very crowded street near a poissonnerie and a merry-go-round. Antipholus of Ephesus, finally obtaining the ransom money he sent for, offers to pay it to redeem Egeon, but the Duke reprieves the old man without payment. This call may or may not have had anything to do with an intercession Haughey may or may not have made to the IRA when Dunne was kidnapped for ransom. Has my father finally decided to pay whatever ransom you lowlifes asked? The Egyptian government denies paying any ransom to secure his release. In addition, ransom payments should not be filmed and media vehicles should not surreptitiously tail police cars to avoid blowing their cover, he added. If you want to exchange those paintings for cold cash, the amount of the reward, or ransom, if you like, is the going price. Among the New Mexicans were a Ute raised in captivity by New Mexicans and a New Mexican raised in captivity among the Utes until his family were able to ransom him. It is hardly a king's ransom, but it could make all the difference. Many other messages were exchanged between Zoraida and the captive until enough money was collected to furnish a ship and ransom other bagnio captives besides himself. The documents relating thereto were in a secret drawer in a portmanteau, which had been stolen, and it was to ransom it that the writer asked for a few pounds. Earlier this month, another man was arrested for planning to kidnap a Barcelona player so he could hold him to ransom to pay off his business debt. It's just an incredibly natural film where Robert Shaw heads up a crew of four men who hijack a New York City subway train and ransom the passengers for a million dollars. At the time, I thought we had paid a king's ransom for the place. Mother Nature's fossil fuels, oil and gas are running out fast and if we do not wish to be held to ransom by imported energy our representatives must act now. Even more damnably, Mother Courage has the chance to save her son Swiss cheese from the firing squad by paying a ransom. In the mood to commandeer a Boeing 727 and demand half a million dollars in ransom? Suddenly the balance of power shifted from the clubs to the players, who could now hold their employers to ransom as they neared the end of their contract. Show More Sentences They negotiated their gold ransom for the kidnapped Freia with all the dogged, gormless determination of a ticket collector extracting an excess fare. They negotiated their gold ransom for the kidnapped girl with all the dogged, gormless determination of a ticket collector extracting an excess fare. With the ransom amounts obtained from his kidnapping ventures, he sourced his supplies of food and other provisions from villages on the fringe of the forest. European governments, for their part, have long agreed to pay groups like ISIS ransom money. They held Britain to ransom with a flask of tea and some picnic chairs. Strong character scenes between the submissive husband and the increasingly unbalanced wife play effectively alongside the suspenseful kidnap and ransom sequences. Well, hold your horses, because this disc is hardly worth a King's ransom. Patsy got up thereafter and redressed, put on her makeup and then went downstairs and found the three-page ransom note at the bottom of the spiral stairway. When this dispute ends the government must take steps to ensure that it can never again be held to ransom by a militant, unreconstructed trade union. Firstly it would free us from the oil barons who are holding us to ransom. Many were held for ransom, and European communities raised funds such as Malta's Monte della Redenzione degli Schiavi to buy back their citizens. Additionally Freedom for these plantation slaves was also often acquired through eventual emancipation, escape, and ransom. The latest virus, called Cyberlocker, involves gangs of hackers from eastern Europe who are holding PC users' data to ransom. Where do you think the ransom money for Western hostages is going? Alaric the Visigoth included 3,000 pounds of pepper as part of the ransom he demanded from Rome when he besieged the city in 5th century. Father-of-three Tony Gouldbourne, from Fazakerley, was anxiously waiting the outcome of ransom talks between oil bosses and hijackers. These contained no ransom demand, but required the Scots to name the English prince John of Gaunt as heir presumptive. The ransom note explained the terms under which she would be released. End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard will not change his spots, and a Jew he will continue to be. Hostages from the Valois family were held in London while John returned to France to raise his ransom. Show More Sentences Henry VI needed money to raise an army and assert his rights over southern Italy and continued to hold Richard for ransom. While these hostages were held, John returned to France to try and raise funds to pay the ransom. He remained hostage for a year and had to pay a large ransom for his own release. Except that Clarissa Astley would not have been decked out in a king's ransom of diamonds. Maudit and his countess were taken to Kenilworth Castle and held until a ransom was paid. The new castle was used to hold French prisoners taken in at Poitiers in 1357, including John II, who was held for a considerable ransom. The body was held for ransom in an attempt to extort money from Oona Chaplin. As part of the ransom, a peace treaty was drawn up that was intended to stop the raids. Kidnapping may be done to demand for ransom in exchange for releasing the victim, or for other illegal purposes. On 21 December 2012 Finnish military officer Atte Kaleva was reported to have been kidnapped and later released in Yemen for ransom. However, the English captured him en route and he spent the next 18 years as a prisoner held for ransom. He was to hold him for almost a year until he received a substantial ransom from Henry. Pirates often attacked villages in that area, capturing people for ransom or to sell as slaves. Dionysus was once captured by Etruscan pirates who mistook him for a wealthy prince they could ransom. After the ransom was paid, Caesar raised a fleet, pursued and captured the pirates, and imprisoned them. Richard had in fact been captured en route to England by the Duke of Austria and was handed over to Emperor Henry VI, who held him for ransom. The rich were often able to secure release through ransom, but the poor were condemned to slavery. While Barbary corsairs looted the cargo of ships they captured, their primary goal was to capture people for sale as slaves or for ransom. As European communities increased their charity funding for ransoming slaves, North African states increased the amount of ransom required. Persons taken captive needed to notify their families of their status and tell them the ransom price. Show More Sentences After payment of a ransom, slaves were often taken to a port to wait for the ransom to be finalized. When he pulls the financial bathmat, the gang try to kidnap his son to get a ransom pay day. He offered a peace treaty that included the lands he had already lost, and a ransom of 10,000 talents for his family. The Inca fulfilled this ransom, but Pizarro deceived them, refusing to release the Inca afterwards. Once encrypted, the computer will display a splash screen with a countdown timer and a demand for the payment of two bitcoins in ransom. It is commonly believed that Atahualpa offered this ransom to regain his freedom. At the same time, we should expect a rise in kidnapping for ransom. The ransom message is written in Russian and the payment is demanded in Ukrainian hryvnias. He had scarcely finished, when the labourer arrived who had been sent for my ransom. In June, 11 crew members of the MV Albedo were released by pirate gangs after a ransom was paid. Italy has been known to pay ransom for its captive nationals in the past. His captivity in Austria, and the heavy ransom he paid for his liberty. The area had been raided by Scots in 1316 and again in 1322, though in the latter year the abbot paid Robert the Bruce a ransom to stop his men harrying Low Furness. He was criticised by clergy chroniclers for having taxed the clergy both for the Crusade and for his ransom, whereas the church and the clergy were usually exempt from taxes. The relatives of the Haji Khan has paid Rs 4 million as ransom and kept continued negotiation with kidnapers and brought the matter into the knowledge of Hazro Police. But he soon learned that his men on the coast had been attacked, and decided to hostage Moctezuma in his palace, demanding a ransom as tribute to King Charles. Vasily II of Moscow engaged in the Great Feudal War against his cousins, was defeated in a battle near Suzdal, and was forced to pay ransom to the Kazan khan. According to Scott, Ache was eventually released after a ransom was paid. The group previously launched several attacks in Cameroon, ranging from kidnapping foreigners for ransom, assassinations, robberies, and targeting the Cameroonian military. However, Maurice's refusal to ransom several thousand captives taken by the Avars, and his order to the troops to winter in the Danube caused his popularity to plummet. Show More Sentences The first contacts with the African slave market were made by expeditions to ransom Portuguese subjects enslaved by pirate attacks on Portuguese ships or villages. He had him taken to the top of Rouen Castle and then, despite Conan's offers to pay a huge ransom, threw him off the top of the castle to his death. In some cases in the 17th and 18th centuries, slaves were kept under quarantine due to fear of the plague threatening the life of the slave and payment of the ransom. In recent years, online criminals have been using a class of malware called ransomware to extract money from victims by encrypting their files and holding them ransom. Barbary slaves could hope to be freed through payment of a ransom. After having obtained 30,000 marks as a ransom for the hostages he had taken from the Flemish cities he had captured, Philip quickly retraced his steps to reach Dam. Llywelyn raised the money by demanding the same sum as the ransom of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny, whom he had captured in the fighting. David then made for London and sought to get rid of the liability by offering to bequeath Scotland to Edward III or one of his sons in return for a cancellation of the ransom. When the Scots finally began the ransom payments in 1424, James, aged 32, returned with his English bride, Joan Beaufort, determined to assert this authority. The city was spared for a negotiated ransom of 200,000 thalers. Heavy taxation was needed to provide funds for the ransom, which was to be paid in instalments, and David alienated his subjects by using the money for his own purposes. In return for increased lands in Aquitaine, Edward renounced Normandy, Touraine, Anjou and Maine and consented to reducing King John's ransom by a million crowns. Tughlaq had to pay a huge ransom and relinquish all of Mewar's lands. Most of the 15-year olds we read about these days would have hot-wired that car, stolen it and then demanded a king's ransom for four-year-old Hannah. During the battle, Henry ordered that the French prisoners taken during the battle be put to death, including some of the most illustrious who could be used for ransom. Many of the captured sailors were made into slaves and held for ransom. Examples from Classical Literature She was riding away with a freebooter, a road-agent, to be held for ransom. After that they returned to Maracaibo again, where they demanded a ransom of thirty thousand pieces of eight for the city. He then went eastwards to the district of Gautland, marauded there, and took great ransom from the country. For ransom and release, she gave her lips unresistingly, and he uncaged her. I forgive thee gladly thy ransom, neither shall I ever ask even a dinar from thee, but thou canst repay me! Then Hedin called to Hogne, his father-in-law, offering him a reconciliation and much gold as a ransom. The bombardment of unfortified and undefended towns and places for the nonpayment of ransom is forbidden. Since ransom means an exact corresponding price, the ransomer must be exactly like the perfect Adam in Eden. Possibly should he retain her he could wring a handsome ransom from the white man. Two young Americans, stopped upon the road to Pentelicus, lost us their ransom. We are going to hold you as a hostage until your Saxon master or your British father pay ransom for you, and inlaw us again. Abu Bakr, pretexting the ties of blood uniting victors and vanquished, was of opinion that a ransom should be accepted. The Americans won't let the Finlander hold me for ransom, you may depend upon that. I knew a New Yorker who was kidnapped for ransom by some Afghanistan bandits. One of the Anabaptist leaders intervened, however, declaring that the nobles and priests who could pay ransom should be spared. Prior, that last flourish on the recheat hath added fifty crowns to thy ransom, for corrupting the true old manly blasts of venerie. Liam learns of the practice of monks sailing to the Barbary Coast on missions to locate and redeem slaves with ransom payments. Later, I served under the Warden of Berwick, that very John Copeland of whom our friend spake, the same who held the King of Scots to ransom. But plagues shall spread, and funeral fires increase, Till the great king, without a ransom paid, To her own Chrysa send the black-eyed maid. In one night they have held to ransom six hundred of the richest noblemen of Mantua. Show More Sentences She would bring a great price farther north, if we found it too difficult to collect ransom money from this Tarzan. Both sides are also expected to exchange lists of non-combatant prisoners and hostages kept for ransom. Alberich assents to the ransom and loge frees the gnome's right hand. He must ransom me, for I am the only offspring of his loins. Gutierrez will be your willing servant, until we see about this ransom. The terrorist was wanted to police in over 30 bomb explosions, murder, dacoity, kidnapping for ransom and robbery related cases, he said. The Hindu pays a ransom of a pice or two and the crow is released. Could I but lay hands upon one of those gay prancers yonder, I doubt not that I should have ransom enough from him to buy my mother a new cow. Will they give me their fire-tubes and their black powder as their ransom? De Boer might successfully ransom me and take her to Cape Town. If he is caught, he pays his captor ten arrow heads ransom for his life. She did not know that a runner had been dispatched to the distant village of The Sheik to barter with him for a ransom. So a king's ransom is what Benlli paid for his wife's diamond ring. The other most obvious explanation is that the child has been kidnapped for the purpose of levying ransom. Several years ago whe the authority spent a king's ransom on this, I thought it was a lost oportunity. All this was known to BA and the CAA, but not to anyone who might pay a king's ransom to travel on the plane. Why did he put so prominently in his demand for ransom the fact that he had taken two thousand pounds from his victim on the spot? Let him name the ransom at which he rates our liberty, and it shall be paid, providing the exaction is suited to our means. At a word since I must needs, for once, hold a candle to the devil what ransom am I to pay for walking on Watling-street, without having fifty men at my back? It is the residents not regenerators who are being held to ransom. Show More Sentences However, shock victories for Wicklow Brave and Martello Tower and the eclipse of Silviniaco Conti in the Gold Cup are reported to have saved bookmakers a king's ransom. Neither does the ransom include the Lady Rowena,'' said De Bracy. They brought me along with them when they deserted, either with the intention of holding me ransom or selling me into the harem of one of the black sultans of the north. Why can't a body take a club and ransom them as soon as they get here? They agree for their ransom, and are part of them dismissed. In the turbulent years since the beginning of the US-led war in Iraq, Asel's family and many Sabeans have received death threats demanding ransom and conversion. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of ransom? Words that rhyme with ransom What is the past tense of ransom? What is the plural of ransom? What is the adjective for ransom? What is the noun for ransom? Translations for ransom Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words ransacks ransacking ransackers ransacked ransack ran out Ransom ransome Ransome ransomed ransoming ransoms 6-letter Words Starting With r ra ran rans ranso