Hostage
Related Definitions
[n] a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
Related Terms
bail, bond, captive, earnest, earnest money, escrow, gage, guaranty, handsel, hock, mainprise, pawn, pignus, pledge, prisoner, recognizance, replevin, replevy, security, surety, token, token payment, undertaking, vadimonium, vadium