Captivity - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kæpˈtɪvətɪ|
Brit.
|kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ|
noun
- the state of being imprisoned (syn: immurement, imprisonment, incarceration)
he was held in captivity until he died
- the state of being a slave (syn: enslavement)So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity
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The prisoners were released from captivity.
...the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wild...
The hostages were released from captivity.
Babylonian captivity
So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity
...hesitated before sharing some of the more unpalatable details of his captivity...
The birds have been successfully reared in captivity.
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