hold for ransom

English

Verb

hold for ransom

(US, transitive) Alternative form of hold to ransom

Further reading

“hold someone for ransom” (US) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“hold someone for ransom” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
“to hold someone for ransom” in the Collins English Dictionary
“to hold someone to ransom” in the Collins English Dictionary

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