Hostage definition

Hostage means a passenger or a crew member of an aircraft or any security personnel on board the aircraft or a ground support staff involved in the maintenance of the aircraft, who is unlawfully seized or detained without his consent, or with his consent obtained by fraud or duress, by an individual or by a group of persons, during the transit of an aircraft or when it is stationed at an airport, with an intention to secure any demand or fulfilment of any condition made by such individual or such group of persons;

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Hostage means an individual whose freedom of movement is restricted without authority or justification.

Hostage means being held as security by another person by force or against his/her will.

Examples of Hostage in a sentence

• In the event OIL, Hostage Leave, or Salary Continuation terminates within a pay period and the employee is eligible for temporary total benefits for the remaining period, the employee’s share of the health insurance premium shall be borne by the Employer.

• Employees receiving Occupational Injury Leave (OIL), Salary Continuation, or Hostage Leave benefits shall continue to be responsible for the employee’s regular share of the health insurance premium while receiving said benefits.

• To ensure the safety and security of clients, staff and other visitors at the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Road site, an emergency response plan is in place to respond to emergency situations including Evacuation, Severe Weather and Tornados, Bomb Threat, Hostage Situation, Major Disturbance, Utility Outage and Lockdown.

• In the event an employee assigned to the Hostage Negotiations Team is on pay status for a portion of a pay period, Tactical Support Team Assignment Pay shall be based on the ratio of hours actually paid to hours in a pay period (eighty [80] hours).

• While assigned to this Unit or Team, employees are not eligible to receive standby pay under Article III.C. of this Agreement for any service related to the Emergency Services Unit or Hostage Negotiation Team.

• Employees certified and assigned as SWAT and/or Hostage Negotiator shall be compensated at a rate of five hundred dollars ($500) per year.

• To be entitled to this premium, employees assigned to the Emergency Services Unit or Hostage Negotiation Team must agree to wear a Department issued pager, or, at their option, carry a personal cellular telephone, or other electronic communication device, while off-duty and to respond immediately when paged.

• Receipt of SWAT / Hostage Negotiator pay is contingent upon being selected for the specialized unit by the Chief of Police or his/her Designee, being certified, and being active in the specialized unit.

• The City agrees to provide a premium of 3% per pay period to each represented employee who was assigned to the Emergency Services Unit or Hostage Negotiation Team for at least one week during that pay period.

• If an employee is assigned as a member of the Barricaded Subjects Hostage Negotiation Team while on regular duty and not while on overtime, those hours worked as a S.R.T. member on regular duty shall be reported to CalPERS as Hazard Premium Pay.

More Definitions of Hostage

Hostage means an Insured Person (except a minor held hostage by his/ her parents) being taken or held by another person by force or against his/ her will as a prisoner.

Hostage means a person who is held captive by someone who threatens to inflict “serious bodily injury” and the circumstances of the threat are such that a reasonable person would conclude that the captive is at risk of “serious bodily injury”.

Hostage means an Insured Person (except a minor held hostage by his/her parents) being taken or held by another person by force or against his/her will as a prisoner.

Hostage means an employee who was held against his or her will for a period of time, and the person or persons holding the employee attempted to obtain a pledge from the University to submit to certain terms and/or conditions prior to releasing the employee.

Hostage means an individual seized and/or detained for the purpose of compelling the State, an organization or individuals to commit or refrain from committing an act as a condition for the release of the said person;

Hostage means individuals seized and/or held captive for the purpose of compelling a State, organization or individual to perform any act or refrain from performing any act as a condition for the release of the person held captive.