hostage-taking
Seizing people forcibly
Hostage-taking is the act of seizing and holding people captive to force concessions from a third party—typically a government, organization, or family.
The practice appears in terrorism, kidnapping for ransom, and prison uprisings.
The hostage-taking lasted three days before negotiators secured their release.
International law treats hostage-taking as a serious crime regardless of the captors' political aims.
Unlawful seizure of person
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
- captiveOne held by force
- demandForceful request or requirement
negotiation · release · captivity · extortion · seizure · victim · captor · confinement
Unable to escape
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
control · powerless · blackmail · ultimatum · toxic · relationship · narcissist · guilt
kidnapping
Unlawful seizure of person
demand · negotiation · release · captivity · extortion · seizure · victim · captor · confinement · exchange
trapped
Unable to escape
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- emotionalShowing strong feelings
coercion · control · powerless · blackmail · ultimatum · toxic · relationship · narcissist · guilt · obligation
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- extremistOne holding fringe views
- militantAggressive cause supporter
political · demand · ideology · cell · bombing · manifesto · execution · beheading · video · propaganda
embassy
Official diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
diplomat · international · sanctions · detained · repatriation · bilateral · incident · asylum · detainee · regime
- manipulationgaslighting, guilt tripping, blame-shifting, brainwashing, guilt trip
- coercionduress, coercing, compelling, threat, forcing
- piracysoftware piracy, pirates, torrents, book piracy, buccaneers
- Terrorismterrorism, terror cell, suicide bomber, suicide bombing, suicide attack
- captivity crimeskidnapping, abduction, false imprisonment, human trafficking, unlawful detention
- Kidnappingkidnapping, captive, ransom note, kidnapper, abduction
hostage-takingliberation
Release from constraint
release · freeing · emancipation · manumission · rescue
hostage-takinghostage rescue
Freeing people held against will
hostage release · liberation · rescue operation · saving · deliverance