Definitions from Wiktionary (take hostage)
▸ verb: (transitive) To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take as hostage.
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▸ verb: (transitive) To take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand; to take as hostage.
Similar:
hostage,
hold to ransom,
hold ransom,
hold,
seize,
detain,
take,
capture,
take possession,
hypothecate,
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