Ransom
Ransom verb - To free from captivity or punishment by paying a price.
Usage example: the prince emptied the treasury to ransom his son from the kidnappers
Save is a synonym for ransom in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Save" instead a verb "Ransom", when it comes to topics like liberate.
Nearby Words: ransomed, ransoming
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- Eventually the Rangers manage to save the children without giving the ransom, but Wes' father is angry with Wes for what he did.
Source: Involuntary Charity Donation -
Later, when Mello kidnaps the children of Wammy's House for ransom, she comes up with a plan to save them.
Source: Fanfic / And The Story Continues - For the ransom demand, he videotaped himself injecting the child with Smilex and sent it to Bruce... driving Batman to do what it takes to save her.
Source: Nightmare Fuel / Fanfiction
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