Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Director: Ron HowardCast: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor, Liev Schreiber, Donnie Wahlberg, Evan Handler, Nancy...

  2. noun [ C or U ] uk / ˈræn.s ə m / us / ˈræn.s ə m / Add to word list. a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal: ransom demand/note Family members said they received ransom demands / notes the day after the boy went missing.

  3. 1. [ ran -s uh m ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. the redemption of a prisoner or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price. Synonyms: release, liberation, deliverance. the sum or price paid or demanded. a means of deliverance or rescue from punishment for sin, especially the payment of a redemptive fine. verb (used with object)

  4. www.fbi.gov › scams-and-safety › common-scams-and-crimesRansomware — FBI

    Ransomware is a type of malicious software, or malware, that prevents you from accessing your computer files, systems, or networks and demands you pay a ransom for their return. Ransomware...

  5. Meaning of ransom in English. ransom. noun [ C or U ] us / ˈræn.s ə m / uk / ˈræn.s ə m / Add to word list. a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal: ransom demand/note Family members said they received ransom demands / notes the day after the boy went missing.

  6. www.imdb.com › title › tt0117438Ransom (1996) - IMDb

    Nov 8, 1996 · Recently viewed. Ransom: Directed by Ron Howard. With Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte, Gary Sinise. Multi-millionaire Tom Mullen's son is kidnapped, but after initially agreeing to pay the ransom Mullen then decides to use the ransom money as a bounty.

  7. noun. /ˈrænsəm/ [countable, uncountable] Idioms. money that is paid to somebody so that they will set free a person who is being kept as a prisoner by them. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of £50 000 from his family. a ransom demand/note. ransom money. They are refusing to pay ransom for her release. They stole cattle for ransom.

  1. People also search for