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hostages
noun
(hos-tage)
a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
hostages
noun
(hos-tage)
a person taken by force to secure the taker's demands
hostages
noun
(hos-tage)
one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence
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