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Hostage

/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/

A person held against their will to guarantee the fulfillment of a demand or as a security.

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They took him as a hostage.The robbers held four people hostage during the heist.

Middle English, from Old French hostage, alteration of ostage, from Medieval Latin hostaticus, from Latin obsidatus, from obses.

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