captivity

noun

the state of being a slave
奴隷である状態
- So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity--Shakespeare
  そして、彼の手の中にある奴隷は皆、彼の束縛を取り消す力を持っています−シェークスピア
the state of being imprisoned
監禁されること
- he was held in captivity until he died
  彼は死ぬまでとらわれの身だった
- the imprisonment of captured soldiers
  捕虜の監禁
- his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
  地元の刑務所での不名誉な監禁
- he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
  彼は、敵に城の地下牢に監禁された

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