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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Hostage" Definition
noun
A person held by one party in a conflict as security that specified terms will be met by the opposing party.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
One that is manipulated by the demands of another: "National policies cannot be made hostage to another country” ( Alan D. Romberg).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
One that serves as security against an implied threat: superpowers held hostage to each other by their nuclear arsenals.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement.
Source: Merriam-Webster
A person taken by force to secure the taker's demands.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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