Lima Syndrome Definition

noun

A condition, the inverse of Stockholm syndrome , in which abductors develop sympathy for their hostages.

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Origin of Lima Syndrome

  • After a 1996 abduction at the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru, where the abductors released the hostages within a few hours.

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