captivity

1. The state of being imprisoned (synset 114022691)
   "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"
   is a type of: confinement - the state of being confined
   subtypes:

   • durance - imprisonment (especially for a long time)
   • life imprisonment - a sentence of imprisonment until death
   • internment - confinement during wartime
   same as: immurement, imprisonment, incarceration
2. The state of being a slave (synset 114020535)
   "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"
   is a type of: subjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by others
   same as: enslavement

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