captivity

Shin eventually escaped North Korean captivity while in Vienna.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“There was one good thing about it,” Chuck Davis says about his time in captivity.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the general circumstances of her capture and captivity have been known and widely reported for more than a year now.
A 26-Year-Old Woman Is ISIS’s Last American Hostage|Shane Harris|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The center had seemingly proven wrong people who contend that rescued eaglets can only survive in captivity.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles|Michael Daly|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

She would spend her days under her husband's captivity wondering how to escape with her daughter.
The Worst Question for Abuse Victims|Emily Shire|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In captivity, having no web, it actually flees before its prey, and has not the resolution to confront a fly.
The Insect|Jules Michelet
Not the thousands of prisoners which you will see sent into captivity across the Rhine!
The Maids of Paradise|Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
The survivors may have one night to bury the dead; then they will be carried into captivity.
The Forerunners|Romain Rolland
I saw many tracks on this expedition and on others afterwards but I have never seen a bear yet, except in captivity.
A Canyon Voyage|Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
To while away the hours of their captivity, they carved their names upon the walls with rusty nails.
The Story of Manhattan|Charles Hemstreet

British Dictionary definitions for captivity

captivity

/ (kæpˈtɪvɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the condition of being captive; imprisonment

the period of imprisonment

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