Ransom in United States
Ransom Definition
A price of redemption of a captive or prisoner of war, or of captured property. In Old Eng,lish Law. A price paid for the pardon of some great offense. It differs from amercement in that it excuses from corporal punishment. Cowell.
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A price of redemption of a captive or prisoner of war, or of captured property. In Old Eng,lish Law. A price paid for the pardon of some great offense. It differs from amercement in that it excuses from corporal punishment. Cowell.
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The money demanded for release of a person from captivity. See kidnapping (in U.S. law).
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RANSOM OF NOTE.(77 SQUARE SUNDAY)(Column), The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); August 23, 2009
Ransom’s vision defined views of generations, Chicago Sun-Times; February 23, 1990
Ransom’s talent outside the box, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); March 14, 2009; Adam Kilgore
RANSOM CENTER HOSTS VARIETY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN FEBRUARY. States News Service; February 3, 2010
Ransom Question Hangs Over Italy Workers, AP Online; September 29, 2004; ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press
Ransom Delivering Just What St. Charles Needs Senior Provides Co-Op Team with Leadership, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); January 19, 2007; Walker, Chris
RANSOM CENTER HOSTS VARIETY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS IN NOVEMBER, DEC, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; October 15, 2009
Harry Huntt Ransom: Intellect in Motion, The Journal of Southern History; May 1, 2010; McCaslin, Richard B
RANSOM CENTER HOSTS VARIETY OF PROGRAMS IN APRIL, FROM WOODWARD AND BERNSTEIN TO U.S. POET LAUREATE. States News Service; March 30, 2011
RANSOM CENTER HOSTS VARIETY OF PROGRAMS IN SEPTEMBER. States News Service; September 8, 2011
Dorothy Ransom touched many, New Pittsburgh Courier; February 23, 2005
DEFENDER RANSOM IMPROVED WITH UC.(SPORTS), The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); November 11, 1997; Peterson, Bill
Registration of `Ransom’ Wheat. Crop Science; March 1, 2001; FRANCL, L.J.
Mae Belle Ransom.(Local), The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); April 8, 2008
Some Question if Ransom Paid for Hostages, AP Online; September 29, 2004; ALESSANDRA RIZZO, Associated Press Writer
Ransom makes a career of human services, The Philadelphia Tribune; October 27, 1995; M.J. McCollum
Hostage: Captors Negotiated for Ransom, AP Online; May 15, 2003; OLIVER TEVES, Associated Press Writer
BEARING DOWN PUTS RANSOM AMONG THE ELITE, The Record (Bergen County, NJ); March 22, 1994; BARRY GRAMLICH, Staff Writer
We’ve Seen All This before – and the Navy, Not Ransoms, Is the Answer; ANALYSIS, The Mail on Sunday (London, England); March 25, 2012
Actor Ransom may get used to success, Chicago Sun-Times; April 13, 1990; Jae-Ha Kim
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