ransom note

collocation in English

meaningsofransomandnote

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ransom
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈræn.səm/us
/ˈræn.səm/
a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for ...
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note
noun
uk
/nəʊt/us
/noʊt/
a short piece ...
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(Definition ofransomandnotefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The author of theransomnoteblaming park workers for the theft was never found and is beside the point.
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A brief, rigorous investigation failed to produce the tableau, and the fragmentedransomnotethat had launched it was tucked back into police files.
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Later that night, aransomnotewas delivered to her house.
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Despite specific instructions in theransomnotethat police and friends not be contacted, she telephoned the police and called family and friends.
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Soon after, she receives aransomnotedemanding 5,000 for his release.
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The following day, his father received aransomnotedemanding $100,000.
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It was he who received theransomnotefrom the thief, and was subsequently involved in the trophy's recovery.
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It contained the removable lining from the top of the trophy and aransomnotethat demanded 15,000 in 1 and 5 notes.
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Inez orders a shepherd boy to deliver aransomnote, and they hold his elderly father hostage in the meantime.
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Everything was going well, until the child disappeared and the two receive aransomnote.
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I pay aransomnoteto stop it from steaming.
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Theransomnote, of course, was the fortune our divorce was costing me.
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Aransomnotewas received, demanding $17 million in exchange for his safe return.
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A rough draft of aransomnotewas found at the house of the owner of the quarry.
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This is known as aransomnoteeffect.
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For example, a questioned document may be a sheet of paper bearing handwriting or mechanically-produced text such as aransomnote, a forged cheque or a business contract.
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Matt goes downstairs and riffles through some papers until he stumbles upon aransomnote.
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Matt finds aransomnote, confirming this fear.
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