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hostage
Noun
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A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of an action or act; that upon completion of that act the person is to be released.
incident
Noun
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An incident is an event or occurrence.
What happened before was sure an unusual incident.
He was fired over an incident in the staff lounge.
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An incident is a small event that has something to do with other events.