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заложник meaning in English

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заложник noun
{m}

hostage [hostages](person given as a pledge or security)
noun
[UK: ˈhɒ.stɪdʒ] [US: ˈhɑː.stɪdʒ]

брать в заложники verb
{imPlf}

take hostage(take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈhɒ.stɪdʒ] [US: ˈteɪk ˈhɑː.stɪdʒ]

взять в заложники verb
{Plf}

take hostage(take custody or possession of a person as security for performance against a treaty, a pledge, or a demand, especially now an extra-legal demand)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈhɒ.stɪdʒ] [US: ˈteɪk ˈhɑː.stɪdʒ]