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Hostage

nounid 72081·updated May 18, 2026
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a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

Classifications

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Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
surety
plural
Hostages
possessive
Hostage's
pluralpossessive
Hostages'

Framework definitions

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a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

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