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ひとじち
Meanings
Noun
1. Geisel (im rechtsgeschichtlichen Sinn wie im modernen Sinn zur Durchsetzung einer Forderung)
2. Geiselnahme
Alt. forms
人ひと質じち
99%
ひとじち
Pitch accent
ひ
とじち
Used in: 26
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
Geiseldrama
hostage rescue operation
hostage justice; practice of keeping a suspect in police custody in an attempt to force a confession
Examples (5 in total)
The hostages will be released.
The terrorists released the hostages.
Sooner or later, the hostages will be set free.
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