ひとじち
Meanings
Noun
1. Geisel (im rechtsgeschichtlichen Sinn wie im modernen Sinn zur Durchsetzung einer Forderung)
2. Geiselnahme
Kanji used
person
quality
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
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.