captivity
noun [U] /kæpˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
/-ə.t̬i/ Definition
› the situation in which a person or animal is kept somewhere and is not allowed to leave: All the hostages, when released from captivity, looked remarkably fit and well. Animals bred in captivity would probably not survive if they were released into the wild.Putting people in prison
(Definition of captivity noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- at His/Her Majesty's pleasure idiom
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