Thesaurus: hostage
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.
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Definitions
- n. A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.
- n. a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
- A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released. Your hostages I have, so have you mine; And we shall talk before we fight. Shak. He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune. Bacon.
- A person given as a pledge or security for the performance ofthe conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on theperformance of which the person is to be released.Your hostages I have, so have you mine; And we shall talk before wefight. Shak.He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune.Bacon.
- n:100 n. a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms