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Definition of Captivity

Captivity

  1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner.
  2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage.

Captivity Quotations

If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.
Henry A. Kissinger

All the intelligence and talent in the world can't make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It can't be bred in captivity. It is a sport, like the silver fox. It happens.
Willa Cather

I've always had a repulsion going in a place where animals are in captivity.
Marion Cotillard

I've had a love of animals from birth. I love getting to know other species. We should all be aware that there is not one thing we can give a wild animal in captivity that they need.
Tippi Hedren

Federal legislation is urgently needed to stop this insanity of wild animals in captivity.
Tippi Hedren
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Captivity Translations

captivity in German is Gefangenschaft
captivity in Latin is ligatio, captivas
captivity in Spanish is cautividad

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