ransom
P21628
predicate
Indicates demanding payment or concessions in exchange for releasing a person, object, or information held under threat or coercion.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ransomDemanded | 7 |
| ransom canonical | 2 |
| approximateRansomAmount | 1 |
| blackmailElement | 1 |
| ransomDemand | 1 |
| requiredRansomFor | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: ransom
Generated description
Indicates demanding payment or concessions in exchange for releasing a person, object, or information held under threat or coercion.
Sample triples (13)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
|
King Richard the Lionheart
surface form:
Richard I of England
|
large ransom paid for release in 1194 ⓘ |
| The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film) | Kidnapping of the couple's daughter is used to silence them about the assassination plot. via predicate surface "blackmailElement" ⓘ |
| Lindbergh kidnapping | 50000 US dollars via predicate surface "ransomDemanded" ⓘ |
| Treaty of Brétigny | 3,000,000 écus via predicate surface "approximateRansomAmount" ⓘ |
| John II of France | Treaty of Brétigny ⓘ |
| Treaty of Cambrai | release of Francis I’s sons via predicate surface "requiredRansomFor" ⓘ |
|
Crime of the Century
surface form:
Crime of the Century (Lindbergh kidnapping)
|
50000 US dollars via predicate surface "ransomDemanded" ⓘ |
| kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel | 200000 US dollars via predicate surface "ransomDemanded" ⓘ |
| Charles F. Urschel | $200,000 via predicate surface "ransomDemanded" ⓘ |
| Chowchilla school bus kidnapping | 5000000 USD via predicate surface "ransomDemand" ⓘ |
|
MGK
surface form:
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
|
$200,000 in Urschel kidnapping via predicate surface "ransomDemanded" ⓘ |
| Civil War burning of Chambersburg | $100,000 in gold via predicate surface "ransomDemanded" ⓘ |
| Civil War burning of Chambersburg | $500,000 in U.S. currency via predicate surface "ransomDemanded" ⓘ |