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Ransom
01
λύτρα
an amount of money demanded or paid for the release of a person who is in captivity
Παραδείγματα
The kidnappers demanded a large ransom for the safe return of the CEO's daughter.
Οι απαγωγείς ζήτησαν ένα μεγάλο λύτρωμα για την ασφαλή επιστροφή της κόρης του CEO.
Negotiators worked tirelessly to lower the ransom amount requested by the hostage-takers.
Οι διαπραγματευτές εργάστηκαν ακούραστα για να μειώσουν το ποσό της λύτρων που ζητήθηκε από τους ομηρευτές.
02
the act of releasing someone from captivity, danger, or punishment
Παραδείγματα
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
Παραδείγματα
They ransomed the kidnapped diplomat after several tense days.
The pirates ransomed the captured ship back to its owners.
