hold for ransom

hold someone for ransom

to demand money for the return of a person who has been kidnapped. The kidnappers held me for ransom, but no one would pay. We will hold Timmy for ransom and hope that the police don't find us.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rahela	-	Romanian, Serbian
Golda	-	Yiddish
SÖRen	SUU-ren (Swedish), ZUU-ren (German)	Swedish, German
Artemius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Lamya	-	Arabic
Garrett	GER-it, GAR-it	English