ransom bill
ransom bill 赎回单据 海战中被俘获的船舶为获得释放并在一定时间和航线安全航行而同意向对方支付一定数额赎金的协议。
ransom bill. Int’l law. A contract by which a vessel or other property captured at sea during wartime is ransomed in exchange for release and safe conduct to a friendly destination. — Also termed ransom bond.