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Hi everyone,What do we call a person who is troubled and robbed by bandits?Is PAWN correct?Thank you for your timeIman

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

What do we call a person who is troubled and robbed by bandits?

Is **** correct? No. A victim.

A '****' suggests that the person is tricked into performing some action.

Clive

Imantaghavi · Answer

Thank you very much Clive.

Helpful as usual

Hrsanei · Answer

Hi Clive.

What about hostage or kidnappee?

Can they be used to convey that meaning?

Thanks

Imantaghavi · Answer

Hi,

Sorry everyone. I have to eat the humble pie about the stupid mistake I've made about the mentioned question.

I wanted the word which suits the person who is kidnapped( NOT ROBBED).

Is there anyone help me?

Thanks

Iman

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Again, the usual term in kidnapping is 'a victim'.

A hostage is someone who is held by force until some condition is met.

eg I kidnap your wife and say 'I will return her if you give me $1 million'.

But if I take her and simply keep her forever, she is not a hostage.

Now consider this example.

I rob a bank and say to the police outside the bank, 'Don't come in or I will kill the bank manager'.

In this case, the manager is a hostage, but he has not been kidnapped.

'Kidnap' means 'take somewhere else by force'.

The word 'kidnapee' is not used. It's not really a word.

Clive

Imantaghavi · Answer

Thank you dear clive

That was really helpful

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