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captivity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | immurement, imprisonment, incarceration |
| Type of | confinement |
| Has types | durance, internment, life imprisonment |
| Derivation | captive |
he was held in captivity until he died.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | enslavement |
| Type of | subjection, subjugation |
| Derivation | captive |
So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity.
Examples of captivity
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Only a year and a half ago, commandos plucked him from captivity in Afghanistan.
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Last month, two Spaniards were freed after 268 days in captivity with the group.
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There are twice as many tigers in captivity in the U.S. as are left in the wild.
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Dugard, who bore two daughters to Garrido during her captivity, is in seclusion.
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It was one of only five born in captivity known to have survived the first year.
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He also said that while he is now free, Iraq remains in captivity, as he put it.
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They also do not suggest a possible motive for the physical abuse and captivity.
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The Bolivian military bad guys are bad but not monstrous, even in his captivity.
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The baby is one of the first of its kind born in captivity in the United States.
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- The state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
- Enslavement: the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare
- (captive) prisoner: a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- (captive) being in captivity
- (captive) an animal that is confined
- (captive) giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
- Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals. This may include for example farms, private homes and zoos. ...
- Captivity is a 2007 horror thriller film directed by Roland Joffu00E9, based on a screenplay by Larry Cohen and Joseph Tura, and starring Elisha Cuthbert. The film centers on two people who have been abducted and driven mad.
- (Captive!) Captive! is the eighth novel in World of Adventure series by Gary Paulsen. The story is about Roman Sanchez and his classmates who are kidnapped by masked gunmen and threatened with death unless they are paid ransom money. It was published on November 1, 1995 by Random House.
