take hostage

English

Verb

take hostage

1. (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.

Related terms

• hold hostage

Translations

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

• Dutch: gijzelen (nl)
• Esperanto: ostaĝigi
• Finnish: ottaa panttivangiksi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: prendre en otage
• Ngazidja Comorian: urenga matreka