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• n  the state of being imprisoned
  he was held in captivity until he died
• n  the state of being a slave
  So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare

• Since today is World Press Freedom Day, spare a thought for Alan Johnston, the BBC's Gaza correspondent who has been in captivity since March 12.
• In captivity, mothers are often held in relative solitude, undergo stressful and painful births, and then simply kill the source of all that suffering.
• Betancourt's mother, Yolanda Pulecio, told PTI earlier this year that she feared Uribe's bellicose policy would mean interminable captivity for Betancourt, who looked emaciated .

• imprisonment
• incarceration
• immurement
• enslavement

News & Articles

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• Giant panda gives birth to twin cubs in China
  A rare giant panda has given birth to a pair of infant pandas. The panda twins are the first born in captivity this year.
  June 24, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
• Bowe Bergdahl: Hope Builds For Return Of US Army Sergeant Held By Taliban
  Bowe Bergdahl could soon be released from captivity with the Afghanistan Taliban, but a deal to send him home comes with great complications. The father of the Army sergeant said he is weighing potential deals for Bowe’s release, which would involve releasing detainees from Guantanemo prison. “Wars are very easy to get into and very... Read more » Bowe Bergdahl: Hope Builds For Return Of US Army ...
  June 24, 2013 - The Inquisitr
• Montgomery Zoo's new rhino, featured on NBC's Today Show, named "Ethan" after Midland City child hostage
  The Montgomery Zoo received some national attention Saturday morning when NBC's Today Show aired a segment featuring the facility's new baby rhinoceros, the first known rhino conceived through artificial insemination and thrive in captivity.
  June 24, 2013 - WSFA 12 Montgomery

Quotes

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• Zeev Boim in Wall Street Journal
  On the one hand we are glad that our service personnel return safe and unharmed from their captivity, but on the other we return to the sober and ugly reality of what is happening through terrorism in Iraq, terrorism designed specifically to thwart... Tony Blair http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Blair&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFrasCBCQNLoiRZGTcJYVnJN2a4xw Forbes http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/04/05/ap3586120.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEvJJ2VL_6OS8a15tt1n9-pS6amag Apr 5, 2007 15027 20712 captivity No one should be surprised if Hamas will now raise the price for freeing him," Mr. Boim said. "There is some basis to assessments that there is no need to keep Israeli soldiers alive in captivity because Israel will pay a high price even for...
• Song Min-soon in Guardian Unlimited
  The hostages can't be perfectly healthy after nearly 20 days in captivity. In that sense, they are not healthy on the whole,Song told reporters, according to Yonhap news agency. "There has been no symptom of any of the hostages being...