Term: ransom: payment for the release of someone
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: officialese: the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: nefariousness: the quality of being wicked
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: analog clock: a clock that displays the time of day by the position of hands on a dial
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: auscultation: listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: extremity: an external body part that projects from the body
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: withdrawal: the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: international wanted notice: an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition; a wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of an Interpol member country and distributed to all member countries
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: heartstrings: your deepest feelings of love and compassion
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: kwanzaa: a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: leprosy: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae