ransom

Indicates the purpose or reason for an action.

A request made by kidnappers for money.

A letter from kidnappers explaining their demands.

The money paid as a ransom.

The act of paying a ransom.

To give the money demanded as a ransom.

To ask for a ransom payment.

To illegally take someone away and keep them as a prisoner in order to get money.

To keep someone as a prisoner until a ransom is paid.

figurative: to force someone to do something by making threats.