"held to ransom" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. simple past and past participle of hold to ransom Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: hold to ransom
    Sense id: en-held_to_ransom-en-verb-QF9K7lr1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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