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Ransom

Genre
Action
Running Time
121 Minutes
Released
8 November, 1996
Ransom

Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or the sum of money involved in such a practice. When ransom means "payment", the word comes via Old French rançon from Latin redemptio = "buying back": compare "redemption".

关于Ransom

The son of a multi-millionaire is kidnapped for a $2 million ransom. After initially agreeing to pay, the boy's father turns the tables on the kidnappers and offers the ransom money as a bounty on their heads.

Ransom的成就

The original story came from a 1954 episode of The United States Steel Hour, titled "Fearful Decision."

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Ransom Category.. Bail - Bail is a set of pre-trial restrictions that are imposed on a suspect to ensure that they comply with the judicial process. Bail is the conditional release of a defendant with the promise to appear in court when required.. Hostage - A hostage is a person seized by a criminal abductor in order to compel another party such as a relative, employer, law enforcement or government to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm to the hostage after expiration of an ultimatum.. Weregild - Weregild, also known as man price, was established on a person's life, paid as a fine or compensatory damages to the family when that person's life is taken or is otherwise injured.

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