hostage
C1UK /ˈhɒstɪdʒ/US /ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
Meaning
noun
a person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group, and who may be injured or killed if people do not do what the person or group is asking
“Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery.”
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Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery.
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