ransom
A. -noun rescate (m)
·to hold somebody to ransom
·pedir un rescate por somebody, someone
(figurative) poner a somebody, someone entre la espada y la pared
B. -transitive verb rescatar (religion) redimir
C. -compound
·ransom demand -noun peticiónoun (f) de rescate
·ransom money -noun   rescate (m), dinero (m) exigido a cambio del rehénoun