Ransomable

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Suitable for being held for a ransom.
"It is a clear rule of prison guard life, one that is conveyed immediately to recruits, that guards are not ransomable."

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Example

"It is a clear rule of prison guard life, one that is conveyed immediately to recruits, that guards are not ransomable."

Etymology

From ransom + -able.

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