Captivity Moderate

Captivity has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

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"

captivity imprisonment incarceration immurement

the state of being a slave

"So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"

enslavement captivity

The state of being captive.

"After years spent in captivity, the elephant was finally reunited with its herd in the wild."

Example Sentences

"he was held in captivity until he died" noun

"the imprisonment of captured soldiers" noun

"his ignominious incarceration in the local jail" noun

"he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" noun

"So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity" noun