captivity
kap ti vuh tee
- 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 .