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Hostage
A hostage is a natural person who has been seized and (or) detained in order to compel a state, organization, or individual persons to perform any action or refrain from performing any action as a condition for the release of the detained person1.
Federal Law No. 130-FZ of July 25, 1998, "On Counteracting Terrorism" of July 25, 1998, as amended on July 25, 1998, Article 3, subpara. 3#2 // RSZ RF. 1998. No. 31. Art. 3808. ↩