ransom
practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property
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Summary
ransom has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]
Key Facts
- ransom is a type of extortion[2].
- ransom is part of kidnapping[3].
- ransom's Commons category is recorded as Ransom[4].
- ransom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ransom[5].
- ransom's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[6].
- ransom's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
- ransom's name in kana is recorded as みのしろきん[8].
- ransom's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/ransom[9].
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Definition and Type
ransom is a type of extortion[2].
Use and Application
ransom is part of kidnapping[3].
Influence
Things named for ransom include ransomware[10], a computer science term[11].
Why It Matters
ransom has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] ransom is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]
Entities named for ransom include ransomware[10], a computer science term[11].