hold ransom
English
Verb
hold ransom (third-person singular simple present holds ransom, present participle holding ransom, simple past and past participle held ransom)
- (US, transitive) Alternative form of hold to ransom
Further reading
- “hold sb ransom”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “hold ransom”, in Collins English Dictionary.
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