+**Ransom** is a payment, often monetary, demanded for the release of a [captive](/wiki/captive) or property. It represents a price for freedom or return, frequently linked to acts of [extortion](/wiki/extortion) or abduction.
+## See also
+- [Kidnapping](/wiki/kidnapping)
+- [Extortion](/wiki/extortion)
+- [Cybercrime](/wiki/cybercrime)
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