hostages

P48966
predicate

Indicates that one party is forcibly holding another party captive, typically to compel a third party to meet certain demands or conditions.

All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
hostageType 5
heldHostageBy 3
hostageTaker 3

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hostages
Generated description
Indicates that one party is forcibly holding another party captive, typically to compel a third party to meet certain demands or conditions.

Sample triples (33)

Subject Object
Treaty of Seringapatam two sons of Tipu Sultan
Njord Aesir via predicate surface "sentAsHostageTo"
Vanir Njord via predicate surface "hostageToAesir"
Vanir Freyr via predicate surface "hostageToAesir"
Vanir Freyja via predicate surface "hostageToAesir"
Polybius Rome via predicate surface "capturedAsHostageBy"
Iran hostage crisis diplomats via predicate surface "hostageType"
Iran hostage crisis embassy staff via predicate surface "hostageType"
Iran hostage crisis American citizens via predicate surface "hostageType"
Kyle Budwell – Jack O’Connell
surface form: Kyle Budwell
Lee Gates via predicate surface "takesHostage"
Kyle Budwell Lee Gates via predicate surface "takesHostage"
Kyle Budwell financial TV host via predicate surface "takesHostage"
SS Mayaguez true via predicate surface "crewTakenHostage"
Abduwali Muse Richard Phillips via predicate surface "holdsHostage"
Treaty of Madrid (1526) Francis, Dauphin of France via predicate surface "involvedHostages"
surface form: Dauphin Francis, son of Francis I
Treaty of Madrid (1526) Henry, Duke of Orléans via predicate surface "involvedHostages"
Sansa Stark Joffrey Baratheon via predicate surface "heldHostageBy"
Sansa Stark Cersei Lannister via predicate surface "heldHostageBy"
Sansa Stark Ramsay Bolton via predicate surface "heldHostageBy"
Elektra King M via predicate surface "holdsHostage"
Beslan school siege Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs via predicate surface "hostageTaker"
Beslan school siege Chechen militants via predicate surface "hostageTaker"
Beslan school siege Ingush militants via predicate surface "hostageTaker"
1968 El Al Flight 426 hijacking passengers via predicate surface "hostagesTaken"
1968 El Al Flight 426 hijacking crew via predicate surface "hostagesTaken"
U.S. Embassy in Tehran 1979-11-04 via predicate surface "hostageCrisisStart"
U.S. Embassy in Tehran U.S. diplomats via predicate surface "notableHostageGroup" NERFINISHED
U.S. Embassy in Tehran U.S. Marine security guards via predicate surface "notableHostageGroup" NERFINISHED
U.S. Embassy in Tehran U.S. civilian staff via predicate surface "notableHostageGroup"
MS One rioting prisoners via predicate surface "hostageOf"
Li Jue Emperor Xian of Han via predicate surface "heldHostage" NERFINISHED
Loyada school bus hostage rescue children via predicate surface "hostageType"
Loyada school bus hostage rescue school bus passengers via predicate surface "hostageType"