### Question
Can you define what hostage taking means?


### Answer
**Hostage taking** is defined as the following in *28 U.S.C. § 1605*:

> given that term in Article 1 of the International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages; 

#### Citation:
  - *28 U.S.C. § 1605*
  - Heading: **PART IV-JURISDICTION AND VENUE > CHAPTER 97-JURISDICTIONAL IMMUNITIES OF FOREIGN STATES**

