Definition of Hostage. Meaning of Hostage. Synonyms of Hostage

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Definition of Hostage

Hostage
Hostage Hos"tage, n. [OE. hostage, OF. hostage, ostage, F. [^o]tage, LL. hostaticus, ostaticum, for hospitaticum, fr. L. hospes guest, host. The first meaning is, the state of a guest, hospitality; hence, the state of a hostage (treated as a guest); and both these meanings occur in Old French. See Host a landlord.] 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.

Meaning of Hostage from wikipedia

- 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...
- hostage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hostage is a person or entity held by a captor. Hostage or The Hostage may also refer to: The Hostage (1917...
- The Iran hostage crisis (Persian: بحران گروگانگیری سفارت آمریکا) was a terrorist attack on the United States emb****y in Tehran in which 53 Americans were...
- elderly people. Almost half of the hostages are foreign nationals or have multiple citizenships, and some hostages were Negev Bedouins. The captives are...
- Hostage International, formerly Hostage UK, is a charity which aims to support the families of hostages and former hostages by providing emotional and...
- The Hostages Convention (formally the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages) is a United Nations treaty by which states agree to prohibit...
- Hostage is a 2005 action thriller film directed by Florent Siri from the screenplay by Doug Richardson. It is based on the 2001 novel of the same name...
- The Manila hostage crisis, officially known as the Rizal Park hostage-taking incident (Tagalog: Pagbibihag ng bus sa Maynila), took place when a disgruntled...
- A hostages-and-prisoners exchange and armistice between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip took effect from 19 January...
- ultimatum for Baloch political prisoners to be released or they would execute hostages, although they had already released some. As a result, ****stan Railways...