Hostage definition

Hostage means You are being taken or held by another person by force or against Your will. This does not apply to a Child being held Hostage by his/her parents.
Hostage means You (except a minor held hostage by his or her parents) being or held by another person by force or against your will as a prisoner.
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;

Examples of Hostage in a sentence

  • Hostage: a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.

  • 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.

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  • Hostage Negotiation (Hazardous) Premium Pay – Each member of the RPOA Police Unit and Supervisory Unit that is regularly assigned the responsibility to perform hostage negotiation tasks under the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team is eligible to receive an incentive pay equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) of base salary.

  • Hostage Situation a) Immediately notify PNP, PMO and all guards b) Act as temporary negotiator until the arrival of the expert negotiator c) Secure the affected area to prevent the public/onlookers from getting near and possibly complicating the situation d) Exercise means for hostage-taker not to harm hostage E.


More Definitions of Hostage

Hostage means being held as security by another person by force or against his/her will.
Hostage means an individual whose freedom of movement is restricted without authority or justification.
Hostage means the Insured Person (except a minor held hostage by his or her parents) being taken or held by another person by force or against the Insured Person’s will as a prisoner.
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 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 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.