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ransom, price of redemption demanded by the captor of a person, vessel, or city. In ancient times cities frequently paid ransom to prevent their plundering by captors. The custom of ransoming was formerly sanctioned by law. Soldiers, given the right to kill or enslave their prisoners, frequently preferred to free them after receiving payment. This mitigated bloodshed, for it was more profitable to hold enemies for ransom than to massacre them. One of the rights of a feudal lord was to call upon his tenants to ransom him if he were captured in battle. The amount of ransom varied with the rank of the captive; a king or a noted warrior brought a great sum. For the payment of the ransom of Richard I Richard I, Richard Cœur de Lion , or Richard Lion-Heart, 1157–99, king of England (1189–99); third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
..... Click the link for more information. (Richard Cœur de Lion) a special tax was levied in England; the French sovereign paid heavy ransoms for Bertrand Du Guesclin Du Guesclin, Bertrand , c.1320–80, constable of France (1370–80), greatest French soldier of his time. A Breton, he initially served Charles of Blois in the War of the Breton Succession.
..... Click the link for more information. ; and Scotland was impoverished in paying for James I James I, 1394–1437, king of Scotland (1406–37), son and successor of Robert III. King Robert feared for the safety of James because the king's brother, Robert Stuart, 1st duke of Albany, who was virtual ruler of the realm, stood next in line of succession
..... Click the link for more information. . Merchant vessels captured in privateering privateering, former usage of war permitting privately owned and operated war vessels (privateers) under commission of a belligerent government to capture enemy shipping.
..... Click the link for more information. were sometimes ransomed by their owners. After receiving the ransom, the privateer sometimes furnished a ransom bill, which allowed safe conduct for the ship to one of her native ports. Today the term generally refers to the sum paid to a kidnapper for the release of an individual or to an airplane hijacker for the release of passengers, crew, and plane.

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No references found	A Saturday double, initiated by Hold To Ransom in the Sandringham Stakes and completed by the dead-heat victory of Ratio in the Wokingham Handicap, gave Dettori his third winner of the fixture, a total matched by Kieren Fallon, Richard Hughes, Johnny Murtagh and Kevin Darley. Royal Ascot: Dettori top jockey for a fourth time by The Racing Post (London, England) We won on Hold To Ransom and on Choisir, where we stood Airwave. Royal Ascot: Bookmakers the real victors at close; Action in the ... by The Racing Post (London, England) Byline: Graham Dench ED DUNLOP struck for the first time at the meeting when Hold To Ransom bolted up by five lengths from Sharplaw Venture in the Sandringham Rated Stakes, writes Graham Dench. Royal Ascot - Sandringham Stakes: Hold To Ransom outclasses rivals ... by The Racing Post (London, England)	Holbæk Holbein Holbein, Hans Holbein, Hans, the Younger Holberg, Ludvig Holberg, Ludvig, Baron Holborn Holborn, Hajo Holbrook Holbrook Island Sanctuary Holbrook, Josiah holcodont Holcroft, Thomas Holcus Hold hold back hold circuit hold control hold facility hold harmless hold lamp hold mode hold over hold queue hold time hold to ransom hold-down bolt hold-down clip hold-over command holdback holdbeam holddown holddown groove holddown timer Holden Holden, Edward Singleton Holden, Oliver Holden, William Woods holdenite holder holder bat Hölder condition Hölder summation Holder's Inequality Hölder's Inequality Holder, Geoffrey Hölderlin, Friedrich Holderlin, Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin, Johann Christian Friedrich holdfast holding	Hold the Market hold the opinion hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the phone hold the purse strings hold the reins hold the whip hand Hold the wire hold tight hold tight hold tight Hold time hold to hold to hold to hold to hold to hold to hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to bail hold to blame Hold To Maturity hold to ransom hold to service hold to service hold to service hold to service Hold to the Rod hold together hold together hold together hold together hold together hold together hold tongue hold tongue hold tongue hold tongue hold tongue hold tongue hold true hold true hold true hold true hold true hold true hold under duress hold under wraps Hold Until Published hold up hold up hold up hold up

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A Saturday double, initiated by Hold To Ransom in the Sandringham Stakes and completed by the dead-heat victory of Ratio in the Wokingham Handicap, gave Dettori his third winner of the fixture, a total matched by Kieren Fallon, Richard Hughes, Johnny Murtagh and Kevin Darley.

Royal Ascot: Dettori top jockey for a fourth time by The Racing Post (London, England)

We won on Hold To Ransom and on Choisir, where we stood Airwave.

Royal Ascot: Bookmakers the real victors at close; Action in the ... by The Racing Post (London, England)

Byline: Graham Dench ED DUNLOP struck for the first time at the meeting when Hold To Ransom bolted up by five lengths from Sharplaw Venture in the Sandringham Rated Stakes, writes Graham Dench.

Royal Ascot - Sandringham Stakes: Hold To Ransom outclasses rivals ... by The Racing Post (London, England)

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