ransoming in English

verb
1
obtain the release of (a prisoner) by making a payment demanded.
the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed
verb

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1. 10/22/2014 Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror - NYTimes.com http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/world/africa/ransoming-citizens-europe-becomes-al-qaedas

2. As bishop, Albinus gave particular attention to the poor, spending large sums for the ransoming of captives. He was energetic in putting into effect the decrees of the Synods of Orl é ans (538 and 541), in which he had participated.