Ransom
01
فدية
an amount of money demanded or paid for the release of a person who is in captivity
أمثلة
The kidnappers demanded a large ransom for the safe return of the CEO's daughter.
طالب الخاطفون فدية كبيرة لعودة ابنة الرئيس التنفيذي بأمان.
Negotiators worked tirelessly to lower the ransom amount requested by the hostage-takers.
عمل المفاوضون بلا كلل لتخفيض مبلغ الفدية المطلوبة من قبل الخاطفين.
02
the act of releasing someone from captivity, danger, or punishment
أمثلة
The movie dramatizes the ransom of prisoners during war.
Their ransom came after long negotiations with the captors.
to ransom
01
to secure the release of someone or something by paying money, usually under threat
أمثلة
They ransomed the kidnapped diplomat after several tense days.
The pirates ransomed the captured ship back to its owners.
