res·cue
[res-kyoo]
verb, -cued, -cu·ing, noun

verb (used with object)
1.to free or deliver from confinement, violence, danger, or evil.

2.Law.  to liberate or take by forcible or illegal means from lawful custody.

noun
3. the act of rescuing.

Synonyms
1. liberate, release, save, redeem, ransom, extricate, recover.  3. liberation, deliverance, release, redemption, recovery.