Ransom

Ransom

Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved.

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Famous quotes containing the word ransom:

    “In all the good Greek of Plato
    I lack my roastbeef and potato.

    A better man was Aristotle,
    Pulling steady on the bottle.”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)

    “This morning, there flew up the lane
    A timid lady-bird to our bird-bath
    And eyed her image dolefully as death;”
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)

    “Alimony—The ransom that the happy pay to the devil.”
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)