captivity
1. the state of being imprisoned (Freq. 2) - 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 • Syn: imprisonment, incarceration, immurement • Derivationally related forms: immure (for: immurement), incarcerate (for: incarceration), imprison (for: imprisonment), captive • Hypernyms: confinement • Hyponyms: durance, life imprisonment, internment 2. the state of being a slave (Freq. 1) - "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare • Syn: enslavement • Derivationally related forms: captive • Hypernyms: subjugation, subjection
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