英语词汇“hostage-taking”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hostage-taking

noun [mass noun]

The act of seizing or holding a person as security for the fulfilment of a condition: with the recent escalation of hostilities comes the tactic of hostage-taking [count noun]: sabotage and hostage-takings by community activists...

In most societies, such activities as the killing of prisoners, hostage-taking, and the killing of civilians are deemed to be war crimes.
We are concerned that the government is sanctioning extra-judicial executions, hostage-taking, torture and violence in the run-up to the presidential elections.
Some guerrillas have created a grisly business on the side: hostage-taking for revenge and (especially) profit.

单词	hostage-taking
释义	hostage-taking noun [mass noun] The act of seizing or holding a person as security for the fulfilment of a condition: with the recent escalation of hostilities comes the tactic of hostage-taking [count noun]: sabotage and hostage-takings by community activists... In most societies, such activities as the killing of prisoners, hostage-taking, and the killing of civilians are deemed to be war crimes. We are concerned that the government is sanctioning extra-judicial executions, hostage-taking, torture and violence in the run-up to the presidential elections. Some guerrillas have created a grisly business on the side: hostage-taking for revenge and (especially) profit.
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