(Law) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.
Measures adopted to prevent escape:
A person confined in prison, as for some crime
A person serving as security; a hostage.
A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly.
A subsidiary that serves only its parent company.
A person, group, or thing upon whom the blame for the mistakes or crimes of others is thrust
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Something given or held as security
Find another word for hostages. In this page you can discover 9 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hostages, like: sureties, securities, prisoners, pawns, guarantees, captives, scapegoats, guaranties and pledges.
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