captivity
/kæpˈtɪvɪti/ sustantivo C1En español: cautividad, cautiverio, captiverio, captividad
- The state of being captive. · held in captivity· escape from captivity
- The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved. · long captivity
Plural captivities
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Then his eyes lighted up with hatred as he thought of the three men who had caused him so long and wretched a captivity.
“No; captivity has subdued me—I have been here so long.”
Seventeen months’ captivity to a sailor accustomed to the boundless ocean, is a worse punishment than human crime ever merited.
He is now in his fifth year of captivity; he will ask to speak to you in private, and offer you five millions.”
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