take hostage

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take hostage (third-person singular simple present takes hostage, present participle taking hostage, simple past took hostage, past participle taken hostage)

(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.

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

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Bashkir: аманатҡа алыу (amanatqa alıw)
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French: prendre en otage (fr)
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Romanian: lua ostatic
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