Money To Get A Hostage Released

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	noun • money demanded for the return of a captured person • payment for the release of someone • the act of freeing from captivity or punishment verb • exchange or buy back for money; under threat
	31%	8		Money-seeker in hostage situations
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	31%	9		Receiving a sum of money in exchange for the release of a hostage
	verb • (14th century) To deliver, especially in context of sin or relevant penalties. • To pay a price to set someone free from captivity or punishment. • To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.

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