Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or the sum of money involved in such a practice.
37-473: When ransom means "payment", the word comes via Old French rançon from Latin redemptio , 'buying back'; compare " redemption ". Julius Caesar was captured by pirates near the island of Pharmacusa , and held until someone paid 50 talents to free him. In Europe during the Middle Ages , ransom became an important custom of chivalric warfare. An important knight , especially nobility or royalty ,
74-586: A German ruler, spoke poor English, and remained interested in governing his dominions in continental Europe rather than in Britain. He thus entrusted power to a group of his ministers, the foremost of whom was Sir Robert Walpole , and by the end of his reign in 1727 the position of the ministers – who had to rely on Parliament for support – was cemented. George I's successor, his son George II , continued to follow through with his father's domestic policies and made little effort to re-establish monarchical control over
111-406: A 1924 Italian silent film directed by Guglielmo Zorzi Redemption (1930 film) , a talkie based on a story by Leo Tolstoy produced by MGM starring John Gilbert Redemption (1952 film) , an Italian drama film directed by Piero Caserini Redemption (1991 film) , a British television film by Malcolm McKay in the anthology series ScreenPlay Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story ,
148-405: A 1990 novel by Tariq Ali Redemption (Angel novel) , a 2000 novel by Mel Odom Redemption (Fast novel) , a 1999 novel by Howard Fast Redemption (Uris novel) , a 1995 novel by Leon Uris The Redemption (novel) , a 1936 novel by F. J. Thwaites The Living Corpse , a Leo Tolstoy play that made its Broadway debut as Redemption Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and
185-647: A 2004 American television movie Redemption: For Robbing the Dead , a 2011 American Western film Redemption (2012 film) , a short documentary film nominated for the 85th Academy Awards Redemption (2013 film) or Hummingbird , a British action film by Steven Knight Redemption (2019 film) , a Mozambique crime film directed by Mickey Fonseca Redemption (2023 film) , a Peruvian drama film directed by Miguel Barreda The Redemption (2024), an Australian short film starring Shantae Barnes-Cowan Literature [ edit ] Redemption (Ali novel) ,
222-591: A 2021 young adult fantasy novel by Jordan Ifueko Redemptoris (disambiguation) Redemptorist (disambiguation) Redeemer (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Redemption . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Redemption&oldid=1259018873 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
259-672: A new unified Kingdom of Great Britain and created the parliament of Great Britain located in the former home of the English parliament in the Palace of Westminster , near the City of London . This lasted nearly a century, until the Acts of Union 1800 merged the separate British and Irish Parliaments into a single Parliament of the United Kingdom with effect from 1 January 1801. Following
296-466: A ploy to convince family members that a person is being held for ransom when that person has actually left of their own volition or was already dead before the note was sent. There were numerous instances in which towns paid to avoid being plundered, an example being Salzburg which, under Paris Lodron , paid a ransom to Bavaria to prevent its being sacked during the Thirty Years' War . As late as
333-467: A sliding scale, ranging from around 1,875 DM for a worker to around 11,250 DM for a physician. For a while, payments were made in kind using goods that were in short supply in East Germany, such as oranges, bananas, coffee, and medical drugs. The average prisoner was worth around 4,000 DM worth of goods. A request for ransom may be conveyed to the target of the effort by a ransom note,
370-629: A two-part episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation "Redemption" ( Stargate SG-1 ) , a two-part episode of Stargate SG-1 " Chapter 8: Redemption ", an episode of The Mandalorian Other arts and entertainment [ edit ] Redemption (card game) , a collectible card game based on the Bible Impact Wrestling Redemption , a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by Impact Wrestling See also [ edit ] Redemption song (disambiguation) Redemption value , in finance Redemptor ,
407-729: A written document outlining the demands of the kidnappers. In some instances, however, the note itself can be used as forensic evidence to discover the identities of unknown kidnappers, or to convict them at trial. For example, if a ransom note contains misspellings, a suspect might be asked to write a sample of text to determine if they make the same spelling errors. Following cases where forensic evidence pinpointed particular typewriters to typed ransom notes, kidnappers started to use pre-printed words assembled from different newspapers. In popular culture, ransom notes are often depicted as being made from words in different typefaces clipped from different sources (typically newspapers), in order to disguise
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#1732765116142444-623: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Parliament of Great Britain List of parliaments of Great Britain The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland . The Acts ratified the treaty of Union which created
481-587: The Inner German border to stop emigration, practised ransom with people. East German citizens could emigrate through the semi-secret route of being ransomed by the West German government in a process termed Freikauf (literally the buying of freedom). Between 1964 and 1989, 33,755 political prisoners were ransomed. West Germany paid over 3.4 billion DM—nearly $ 2.3 billion at 1990 prices—in goods and hard currency. Those ransomed were valued on
518-464: The Peninsular War (1808–14), it was the belief of the English soldiers that a town taken by storm was liable to sack for three days, and they acted on their conviction at Ciudad Rodrigo , Badajoz and San Sebastian . In the early 18th century, the custom was that the captain of a captured vessel gave a bond or "ransom bill", leaving one of his crew as a hostage or "ransomer" in the hands of
555-613: The Treaty of Union in 1706, Acts of Union ratifying the Treaty were passed in both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland, which created a new Kingdom of Great Britain. The Acts paved the way for the enactment of the treaty of Union which created a new parliament, referred to as the 'Parliament of Great Britain', based in the home of the former English parliament. All of the traditions, procedures, and standing orders of
592-499: The British government became repressive against dissent and progress towards reform was stalled. George II's successor, George III , sought to restore royal supremacy and absolute monarchy, but by the end of his reign the position of the king's ministers – who discovered that they needed the support of Parliament to enact any major changes – had become central to the role of British governance, and would remain so ever after. During
629-581: The Devil Wears Prada from Dear Love: A Beautiful Discord "Redemption", by Drake from Views "Redemption", by For Today from Ekklesia "Redemption", by Johnny Cash from American Recordings "Redemption", by Muse, the third movement of " Exogenesis: Symphony " "Redemption", by Switchfoot from The Beautiful Letdown "Redemption", from the Rocky II film soundtrack "Redemption", by Jars of Clay from Furthermore: From
666-422: The English parliament were retained, although there is no provision for this within the treaty; furthermore, the incumbent officers and members representing England comprised the overwhelming majority of the new body. It was not even considered necessary to hold a new general election. While Scots law and Scottish legislation remained separate, new legislation was thereafter to be enacted by the new parliament, with
703-1416: The No Kill Revolution in America , a book by Nathan Winograd Music [ edit ] Redemption (band) , a progressive/heavy metal band Albums [ edit ] Redemption (Benzino album) , 2003 Redemption (Chris Volz album) , 2007 Redemption (Dawn Richard album) , 2016 Redemption (Derek Minor album) , 2010 Redemption (Ektomorf album) , 2010 Redemption (GRITS album) , 2006 Redemption (Huey album) , 2010 Redemption (Jay Rock album) , 2018 Redemption (Joe Bonamassa album) , 2018 Redemption (Josh Gracin album) , 2011 Redemption (Redemption album) , 2003 Redemption (Vomitory album) , 1999 Redemption (White Heart album) , 1997 The Redemption (album) , by Brooke Hogan, 2009 Redemption , by Before Their Eyes , 2012 Redemption , by Useless ID , 2004 Redemption , an EP by Walls of Jericho , 2008 Redemption , an EP by Burna Boy , 2016 Songs [ edit ] La rédemption , an oratorio by Charles Gounod "Redemption" (Gackt song) , 2006 "Redemption" (Jesse Jagz song) , 2013 "Redemption" (Shadows Fall song) , 2007 "Redemption" (Sigma and Diztortion song) , 2015 "Redemption", by August Burns Red from Messengers "Redemption", by
740-633: The Studio, from the Stage Television [ edit ] Redemption (TV series) , a 2022 detective television show Redemption , the fifth volume of the television show Heroes ; see Heroes season 4 24: Redemption , a 2008 2-hour TV movie bridging the 6th and 7th seasons of the television series 24 "Redemption", the fourteenth episode of the BBC television series Blake's 7 "Redemption" ( Star Trek: The Next Generation ) ,
777-525: The captor. Frequent mention is made of the taking of French privateers which had in them ten or a dozen ransomers. The owner could be sued on his bond. Payment of ransom was banned by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1782 although this was repealed in 1864. It was generally allowed by other nations. In the Russo-Japanese War , though no mention was made of ransom, the contributions levied by invading armies might still be accurately described by
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#1732765116142814-521: The exception of that pertaining to private right which could only legislated on for the "evident utility" of the people. England's de facto prominence in the new parliament was, and remains, a contentious issue. After the Hanoverian King George I ascended the British throne in 1714 through the Act of Settlement of 1701 , real power continued to shift away from the monarchy. George was
851-455: The first half of George III's reign, the monarch still had considerable influence over Parliament, which itself was dominated by the patronage and influence of the English nobility. Most candidates for the House of Commons were identified as Whigs or Tories , but once elected they formed shifting coalitions of interests rather than dividing along clear party lines. At general elections the vote
888-693: The first-born, in Judaism Politics [ edit ] Redeemers or Redemption, the establishment of white Democratic, one-party rule in the U.S. South following Reconstruction Redemption movement , a debt and tax evasion movement Right of redemption , a right to reclaim foreclosed property Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Films [ edit ] The Raid: Redemption , 2011 Indonesian action/martial-arts film Redemption (1917 film) , an American silent drama film Redemption (1919 film) , an Italian silent film directed by Carmine Gallone The Redemption (film) ,
925-600: The 💕 (Redirected from Redeem ) [REDACTED] Look up redeem , redeeming , or redemption in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Redemption may refer to: Religion [ edit ] Redemption (theology) , an element of salvation to express deliverance from sin Redemptive suffering , a Roman Catholic belief that suffering can partially remit punishment for sins if offered to Jesus Pidyon haben , also known as redemption of
962-592: The government took extensive repressive measures against feared domestic unrest aping the democratic and egalitarian ideals of the French Revolution and progress toward reform was stalled for decades. In 1801, the Parliament of the United Kingdom was created when the Kingdom of Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under
999-443: The government which was now in firm control by Parliament. By the end of the 18th century the monarch still had considerable influence over Parliament, which was dominated by the English aristocracy, by means of patronage , but had ceased to exert direct power: for instance, the last occasion on which royal assent was withheld was in 1708 by Queen Anne , even this being done only at the request of her ministers. At general elections
1036-423: The handwriting of the kidnapper, leading to the phrase ransom note effect being used to describe documents containing jarringly mixed fonts. An early use of this technique in film is in the 1952 film The Atomic City . In some instances, a person may forge a ransom note in order to falsely collect a ransom despite not having an actual connection to the kidnapper. On other occasions, a ransom note has been used as
1073-682: The king did not like. Proposals Pitt made in April 1785 to redistribute seats from the "rotten boroughs" to London and the counties were defeated in the House of Commons by 248 votes to 174. In the wake of the French Revolution of 1789, Radical organisations such as the London Corresponding Society sprang up to press for parliamentary reform, but as the French Revolutionary Wars developed
1110-665: The king was forced to appoint an administration led by his opponents which sought to curb royal patronage. In November of 1783, he took the opportunity to use his influence in the House of Lords to defeat a bill to reform the Honourable East India Company , dismissed the government of the day, and appointed William Pitt the Younger to form a new government. Pitt had previously called for Parliament to begin to reform itself, but he did not press for long for reforms
1147-456: The name. Although ransom is usually demanded only after the kidnapping of a person, it is not unheard of for thieves to demand ransom for the return of an inanimate object or body part. In 1987, thieves broke into the tomb of Argentinian president Juan Perón and then severed and stole his hands ; they later demanded $ 8 million US for their return. The ransom was not paid. The practice of towing vehicles and charging towing fees for
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1184-624: The system. In 1780, a draft programme of reform was drawn up by Charles James Fox and Thomas Brand Hollis and put forward by a sub-committee of the electors of Westminster. This included calls for the six points later adopted by the Chartists . The American War of Independence ended in defeat for a foreign policy that sought to prevent the thirteen American colonies from breaking away and forming their own independent nation , something which George III had fervently advocated, and in March 1782
1221-576: The vehicles' release is often dysphemised as "ransoming" by opponents of towing. In Scotland, booting vehicles on private property is outlawed as extortion . In England, the clamping of vehicles is theoretically the Common law offence of "holding property to ransom". Warring international military groups have demanded ransom for any personnel they can capture from their opposition or their opposition's supporters. Ransom paid to these groups can encourage more hostage-taking. redeem From Misplaced Pages,
1258-513: The vote was restricted to freeholders and landowners, in constituencies that had changed little since the Middle Ages , so that in many "rotten" and "pocket" boroughs seats could be bought, while major cities remained unrepresented, except by the Knights of the Shire representing whole counties. Reformers and Radicals sought parliamentary reform, but as the French Revolutionary Wars developed
1295-512: Was paid a ransom amounting to a roomful of gold by the Inca Empire before having their leader Atahualpa , his victim, executed in a rigged trial. The ransom payment received by Pizarro is recognized as the largest ever paid to a single individual, probably over $ 2 billion in today's economic markets. The abduction of Charley Ross on July 1, 1874, is considered to be the first American kidnapping for ransom. East Germany , which built
1332-447: Was restricted in most places to property owners, in constituencies which were out of date and did not reflect the growing importance of manufacturing towns or shifts of population, so that in the rotten and pocket boroughs seats in parliament could be bought from the rich landowners who controlled them, while major cities remained unrepresented. Reformers like William Beckford and Radicals beginning with John Wilkes called for reform of
1369-468: Was worth a significant sum of money if captured, but nothing if he was killed. For this reason, the practice of ransom contributed to the development of heraldry , which allowed knights to advertise their identities, and by implication their ransom value, and made them less likely to be killed out of hand. Examples include Richard the Lion Heart and Bertrand du Guesclin . In 1532, Francisco Pizarro
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