1. (noun) money demanded for the return of a captured person

• ransom money

2. (verb) exchange or buy back for money; under threat

• redeem

1. (noun) money demanded for the return of a captured person

• cost

2. (noun) payment for the release of someone

• defrayal
• defrayment
• payment

3. (noun) the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

• recovery
• retrieval

4. (verb) exchange or buy back for money; under threat

• change
• exchange
• interchange

1. (verb) exchange or buy back for money; under threat

• crime
• criminal offence
• criminal offense
• law-breaking
• offence
• offense

1. (noun) money demanded for the return of a captured person

• redeem

2. (noun) payment for the release of someone

• redeem

3. (noun) the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

• redeem

4. (verb) exchange or buy back for money; under threat

• buyback
• redemption
• repurchase
• ransom money
• redeemer