nounverb

ransom

rançon

Money or something valuable that someone demands in order to free a person or item they are holding.

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Examples

The police told everyone not to pay ransom to the kidnappers.noun

La police a dit à tout le monde de ne pas payer de rançon aux ravisseurs.

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