rescate

Definitions of rescate
  1. noun
    the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
    synonyms: expiación, propiciación
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    redención
    (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
  2. noun
    the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
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    preservación, salvación, salvamento
    recovery or preservation from loss or danger
  3. noun
    money demanded for the return of a captured person
  4. noun
    compensation for a wrong
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    compensación, daños y perjuicios, desagravio, indemnización, reparación, resarcimiento, saneamiento
    a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
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