ransom
身代金
<an amount of money that is paid to free someone who is held as a prisoner.>
▷ hold a person for[to] ransom →～を人質にする
▷ The kidnapper is demanding a ransom of $500,000. →誘拐犯は50万ドルの身代金を要求している。
▷ The government will refuse to pay the ransom. →政府は、身代金の支払いを拒むだろう。