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Hostage

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 person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm or death to the hostage(s) after…

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Etymology

Historical practices

Legality of hostage-taking

Ransom payment strategies

Notable hostages crises

Notable hostages

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Hostage

Nodes141
Edges140
Triples181
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014184
Components1

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Hostage

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related to Notable hostages crises · 68
Hostage → Air, Algeria, American, An, As, August, Beslan, Black September, Chechen, Dubrovka Theater, During, Embassy, Four, Gaza Strip, GIA Terrorists, Hamas, Hijack, In Amenas, Iranian, Iranian Arabs
related to Pre-1900 · 30
Hostage → BC, Caesar, Cervantes, Don Quixote, Emperor Charles, England, English, Epaminondas, Francis, Great, Greek, Henry II, Impaler, Japan, Lionheart, Macedon, Madrid, Niall, Ottoman Sultan, Pelopidas
related to Historical practices · 29
Hostage → AD, Ancient Rome, August, Battle, Byrhtnōð, Cynegils, Ecglāf, European, Germanic, Gīslbeorht, Gīslheard, Gīslhere, Homer, Homer's, In Greek, Isleworth, London, Major, Maldon, Northumbrian
related to Ransom payment strategies · 15
Hostage → Americans, Committee, European, France, In, Joel Simon, Nixon Administration, Protect Journalists, Simon, Spain, The, The United Kingdom, The United States, This, United States
related to Legality of hostage-taking · 12
Hostage → Additional Protocol, Additional Protocol II, An, Article, Articles, Common Article, Fourth Geneva Convention, Geneva Conventions, In, Taking, The, These
see also · 7
Hostage → AfghanistanForeign, Foreign, Hostage CrisisList, Iranian Diplomats, IraqForeign, NigeriaForeign, SomaliaHostage MPHostage Taking ActPidyon
related to Etymology · 5
Hostage → French, Late Latin, Latin, Medieval Latin, The English
related to External links · 5
Hostage → Etymology, Hostages, Media, Wikimedia CommonsHostage, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
is a · 1
Hostage → person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party

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hostages taking war united states act one ransom crisis hostage-taking practice kidnapping took international seized often person also taken acts

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Hostageis aperson seized by an abductor in order to compel another party0.90text
freedom of the pressinstance ofelements related to their democratic ideals0.80text
constraints on the executiveinstance ofelements related to their democratic ideals0.80text
free electionsinstance ofelements related to their democratic ideals0.80text
and higher levels of civil liberties create favorable outcomes that enable hostage-takers to target these countries specificallyinstance ofelements related to their democratic ideals0.80text
an armisticeinstance ofor even exchange hostages as mutual assurance in cases0.80text
surrendersinstance ofand in cases0.80text
armisticesinstance ofand in cases0.80text
the likeinstance ofand in cases0.80text
where the two belligerents depended for its proper carrying out on each other's good faithinstance ofand in cases0.80text
Hostagerelated to EtymologyThe English0.60section
Hostagerelated to EtymologyFrench0.60section

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