captivity

英 [kæp'tɪvɪtɪ] 美[kæp'tɪvəti]

1. the state of being imprisoned;: "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

2. the state of being a slave;: "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare