Hostage Taking Act
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hostage-taking-act-290-11997752
title:
Hostage Taking Act
text:
The United States makes hostage-taking a criminal offense pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1203. Generally, the Act applies to conduct occurring within the territory of the United States. However, under Subsection B, an offender may be indicted under the Act even if the hostage-taking occurred outside the territory of the United States if the "offender or the person seized or detained is a national of the United States; the offender is found in the United States; or the governmental organization sought t
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States federal criminal law prohibitting hostage-taking
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostage_Taking_Act
date created:
date modified:
2022-05-02T20:50:59Z
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