Hostage Situation

hostage

[ hos-tij ]

sit·u·a·tion

/ˌsiCHəˈwāSH(ə)n

: a situation in which someone is holding people as hostages.

A hostage situation is one in which a person(s) takes control over another person(s), is demanding some type of action and not allowing the person(s) being held to leave.

Use in sentence:

The #Djs left the crowd in a hostage situation. The crowd couldn’t leave the dance floor.