Ransom
To dream that somebody is demanding ransom from you, signifies that you have been deceived.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: money demanded for the return of a captured person [syn: ransom, ransom money]
- 2: payment for the release of someone
- 3: the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
- v. 1: exchange or buy back for money; under threat [syn: ransom, redeem]