hostage (noun)
1a: a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
b: a person taken by force to secure the taker's demands
2: one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence
hostage (noun)
1a: a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
b: a person taken by force to secure the taker's demands
2: one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence