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ransomer

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ran⋅som

  [ran-suhm]
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–noun
1. the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
2. the sum or price paid or demanded.
3. a means of deliverance or rescue from punishment for sin, esp. the payment of a redemptive fine.
–verb (used with object)
4. to redeem from captivity, bondage, detention, etc., by paying a demanded price.
5. to release or restore on receipt of a ransom.
6. to deliver or redeem from punishment for sin.
Origin:
1150–1200; (n.) ME ransoun < OF rançon < LL redēmptiōn- (s. of redēmptiō) redemption; (v.) ME ransounen < OF rançonner, deriv. of rançon

Related forms:
ran⋅som⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. deliverance, liberation, release. 4. See redeem.
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ran·som   (rān'səm)   
n.  

    1. The release of property or a person in return for payment of a demanded price.

    2. The price or payment demanded or paid for such release.

  2. A redemption from sin and its consequences.

tr.v.   ran·somed, ran·som·ing, ran·soms

    1. To obtain the release of by paying a certain price.

    2. To release after receiving such a payment.

  2. To deliver from sin and its consequences.


[Middle English ransome, from Old French rançon, from Latin redēmptiō, redēmptiōn-, a buying back; see redemption.]
ran'som·er n.
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Main Entry: ransom
Function: transitive verb
: to free from captivity by paying a price
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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