English-Thai Dictionary

ransom

N การ ไถ่ตัว  การไถ่ เชลย  redemption kan-tai-tua

 

ransom

N ค่า ไถ่ตัว  ค่าไถ่  payment ka-tai-tua

 

ransom

VT ไถ่ตัว  ไถ่  redeem tai-tua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RANSOM

n. 1. The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner or slave, or for goods captured by an enemy; that which procures the release of a prisoner or captive, or of captured property, and restores the one to liberty and the other to the original owner.
By his captivity in Austria, and the heavy ransom he paid for his liberty, Richard was hindered from pursuing the conquest of Ireland.
2. Release from captivity, bondage or the possession of an enemy. They were unable to procure the ransom of the prisoners.
3. In law, a sum paid for the pardon of some great offense and the discharge of the offender; or a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.
4. In Scripture, the price paid for a forfeited life, or for delivery or release from capital punishment.
Then he shall give for the ransom of his life, whatever is laid upon him. Exodus 21:3 .
5. The price paid for procuring the pardon of sins and the redemption of the sinner from punishment.
Deliver him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom. Job 33:24.
The Son of man came - to give his life a ransom for many. Matthew 2 :28; Mark 1 :45.

 

RANSOM

v.t. 1. To redeem from captivity or punishment by paying an equivalent; applied to persons; as, to ransom prisoners from an enemy.
2. To redeem from the possession of an enemy by paying a price deemed equivalent; applied to goods or property.
3. In Scripture, to redeem from the bondage of sin, and from the punishment to which sinners are subjected by the divine law.
The ransomed of the Lord shall return. Isaiah 35:1 .
4. To rescue; to deliver. Hosea 13:14.

 

RANSOMED

pp. Redeemed or rescued from captivity, bondage or punishment by the payment of an equivalent.

 

RANSOMER

n.One that redeems.

 

RANSOMING

ppr. Redeeming from captivity, bondage or punishment by giving satisfaction to the possessor; rescuing; liberating.

 

RANSOMLESS

a.Free from ransom.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RANSOM

Ran "som, n. Etym: [OE. raunson, raunsoun, OF. rançon, raençon,raançon, F. rançon, fr. L. redemptio, fr. redimere to redeem. See Redeem, and cf. Redemption. ]

 

1. The release of a captive, or of captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration; redemption; as, prisoners hopeless of ransom. Dryden.

 

2. The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner, or for goods captured by an enemy; payment for freedom from restraint, penalty, or forfeit. Thy ransom paid, which man from death redeems. Milton. His captivity in Austria, and the heavy ransom he paid for his liberty. Sir J. Davies /.

 

3. (O. Eng. Law )

 

Defn: A sum paid for the pardon of some great offense and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment. Blackstone. Ransom bill (Law ), a war contract, valid by the law of nations, for the ransom of property captured at sea and its safe conduct into port. Kent.

 

RANSOM

Ran "som, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ransomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ransoming. ]Etym: [Cf. F. rançonner. See Ransom, n.]

 

1. To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as, to ransom prisoners from an enemy.

 

2. To exact a ransom for, or a payment on. [R.] Such lands as he had rule of he ransomed them so grievously, and would tax the men two or three times in a year. Berners.

 

RANSOMABLE

RANSOMABLE Ran "som *a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Such as can be ransomed.

 

RANSOMER

RANSOMER Ran "som *er, n.

 

Defn: One who ransoms or redeems.

 

RANSOMLESS

RANSOMLESS Ran "som *less, a.

 

Defn: Incapable of being ransomed; without ransom. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ransom

ran som |ˈransəm ˈrænsəm | ▶noun a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner. • the holding or freeing of a prisoner in return for payment of such money: the capture and ransom of the king. ▶verb [ with obj. ] obtain the release of (a prisoner ) by making a payment demanded: the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed. • hold (a prisoner ) and demand payment for their release: mercenaries burned the village and ransomed the inhabitants. • release (a prisoner ) after receiving payment. PHRASES hold someone /something at (or for ) ransom hold someone prisoner and demand payment for their release. • demand concessions from a person or organization by threatening damaging action. a king's ransom a huge amount of money; a fortune. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French ransoun (noun ), ransouner (verb ), from Latin redemptio (n- ) ‘ransoming, releasing ’ (see redemption ). Early use also occurred in theological contexts expressing ‘deliverance ’ and ‘atonement. ’

 

Ransom, John Crowe

Ran som, John Crowe |ˈransəm ˈrænsəm | (1888 –1974 ), US poet and critic. With The New Criticism (1941 ) he started a school of criticism that rejected the Victorian emphasis on literature as a moral force and advocated a close analysis of textual structure in isolation from the social background of the text.

 

Ransome, Arthur

Ran |some |ˈransəm | (1884 –1967 ), English novelist and journalist, best known for the children's classic Swallows and Amazons (1930 ); full name Arthur Michell Ransome.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ransom

ran ¦som |ˈrans (ə )m | ▶noun a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive. • [ mass noun ] the holding or freeing of a captive in return for payment of a ransom: the capture and ransom of the king. ▶verb [ with obj. ] obtain the release of (a captive ) by paying a ransom: the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed. • hold (a captive ) and demand a ransom for their release. • release (a captive ) after receiving a ransom. PHRASES hold someone to ransom hold someone captive and demand payment for their release. • demand concessions from a person or organization by threatening damaging action. a king's ransom a huge amount of money. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French ransoun (noun ), ransouner (verb ), from Latin redemptio (n- )‘ransoming, releasing ’ (see redemption ). Early use also occurred in theological contexts expressing ‘deliverance ’ and ‘atonement ’.

 

Ransom, John Crowe

Ran ¦som |ˈransəm | (1888 –1974 ), American poet and critic. With The New Criticism (1941 ) he started a school of criticism which rejected the Victorian emphasis on literature as a moral force and advocated a close analysis of textual structure in isolation from the social background of the text.

 

Ransome, Arthur

Ran |some |ˈransəm | (1884 –1967 ), English novelist and journalist, best known for the children's classic Swallows and Amazons (1930 ); full name Arthur Michell Ransome.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ransom

ransom noun they demanded a huge ransom: payoff, payment, sum, price. ▶verb the girl was ransomed for $4 million: release, free, deliver, liberate, rescue; exchange for a ransom, buy the freedom of.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ransom

ransom noun 1 the kidnappers demanded a huge ransom: pay-off, payment, price. 2 the ransom of the prisoners: release, freedom, setting free, deliverance, liberation, rescue, redemption, restoration. ▶verb the girl was subsequently ransomed for £4 million: obtain the release of, exchange for a ransom, buy the freedom of, release, free, deliver, liberate, rescue, redeem, restore to freedom.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ransom

ran som /rǽns (ə )m /名詞 1 C 身代金 ; 賠償金 ▸ demand a ransom 身代金を要求する ▸ a ransom note 身代金を要求する手紙 2 U (捕虜などの )身請け .動詞 他動詞 〈人が 〉 (身代金を払って )〈人質 〉を助け出す, 解放する ; …を身請けする .a k ì ng's r á nsom ｟やや古 ｠大金 .h ò ld A to [｟米 ｠for ] r á nsom 1 (力ずくで )A 〈人 〉に無理な要求をつきつける .2 (身代金目的で )A 〈人 〉を監禁する .