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captivity
noun
The state of being a slave
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noun
The state of being a slave
“{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity'}”
noun
The state of being imprisoned
“He was held in captivity until he died”
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{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity'}
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
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