1. Reclaimed by payment of a ransom
   "The ransomed hostages were finally reunited with their families"
    
2. (Christianity) saved from the bondage of sin
   "They believed in the ransomed souls finding eternal peace";
   - redeemed

1. Demand or obtain payment for release of a captive or stolen goods, or pay to secure such release
   "The kidnappers attempted to ransom their hostage for millions";
   - redeem [archaic]

See also: saved

Type of: change, exchange, interchange

Encyclopedia: Ransomed