Legal Definitions - redimere

Definition: Redimere (ri-dim-uh-ree) is a Latin verb that means to buy back or repurchase something. It can also refer to obtaining the release of someone or something by paying a ransom.

1. The company decided to redimere the shares of stock that had been sold to investors.

2. The king paid a large sum of money to redimere his captured soldiers from the enemy.

3. The family had to redimere their car from the impound lot by paying a fee.

These examples illustrate how redimere can refer to buying back or repurchasing something that was previously sold or lost. In the second example, redimere is used to describe the act of paying a ransom to obtain the release of captured soldiers. The third example shows how redimere can also refer to obtaining the release of something, in this case a car from an impound lot, by paying a fee.