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Definition of Ransoming

Ransoming
Ransom Ran"som, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ransomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ransoming.] [Cf. F. ran[,c]onner. See Ransom, n.] 1. To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as, to ransom prisoners from an enemy. 2. To exact a ransom for, or a payment on. [R.] Such lands as he had rule of he ransomed them so grievously, and would tax the men two or three times in a year. --Berners.

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