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Refugees vs Hostage - What's the difference?

refugees | hostage |

As nouns the difference between refugees and hostage

is that refugees is while hostage is a person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.

refugees

English

Noun

(head)

    • hostage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.

    • See also

    * give hostage to fortune

    External links

    * (wikipedia "hostage")

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