Hostage
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hostage-184-11179273
title:
Hostage
text:
A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm or death to the hostage(s) after expiration of an ultimatum. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition defines a hostage as "a person who is handed over by one of two belliger
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Person seized by abductor to compel action by another party
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostage
date created:
2002-11-13T09:47:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T16:07:47Z
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13
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