hostage exchange
Prisoner for prisoner
A hostage exchange is a negotiated swap in which opposing parties simultaneously or sequentially release captives they hold.
The term appears in contexts ranging from wartime prisoner swaps to diplomatic deals involving detained citizens: The hostage exchange took place at the border crossing.
Such exchanges often involve complex negotiations over timing and verification.
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- prisoner swapTrading held persons between parties
- ransomPayment for captive's release
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- back channelUnofficial communication route
secret talks · release · captive · swap · diplomacy · diplomatic immunity · leverage · good faith · high stakes · freedom · detainee · demand · crisis · cold war · mediator · handover · human shield · tension
- exchangestrading, swap, swapping, barter, bartering
- ancient diplomacyenvoys, ambassadors, emissaries, peace treaties, alliances
- Medieval Ritesknighting, dubbing, homage, fealty, investiture
- dramatic momentsclimax, finale, showdown, confrontation, revelation
- social customshandshake, greeting, politeness, etiquette, formal address
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
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