Rolesets - ransom

ransom

ransom.01 - hold a captive in exchange for money, or pay for release of captive

RANSOM-N NOTES: (from ransom.01-n)

Aliases:

ransom (v.)
ransom (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity paying for the release of the captive
ARG1-PPT: the captive
ARG2-VSP: money demanded/paid
ARG3-DIR: kidnapper, entity paid
ARG4-VSP: terrible fate arg1 avoids via ransom

ransom-v: kidnapper as subject

TheyARG3
ransomedrel
herARG1
for a large amount of cashARG2
, and once they got it , they kept her regardless .

ransom-v: with savior subject

HeARG0
ransomedrel
meARG1
from the kingARG3
by pledging on his word that when the next ship arrived from Valencia he would pay my ransomARGM-MNR
.

ransom-v: with savior subject and arg4

What your father did for me
whenARGM-TMP
heARG0
ransomedrel
meARG1
from earthly slaveryARG4
is a picture of what Jesus wants to do for me , to ransom me from spiritual slavery !

ransom-n

It was there that English emissaries , in the shape of the abbots of Boxley and Robertsbridge , caught up with their captive King and began the long negotiations for
hisARG1
ransomrel
and eventual release .