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captive

adjective as in physically held by force

adjective as in mentally enchanted, held

noun as in person held physically

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Though recruits from abroad in the Russian army are not unheard of, this is a rare case of a captive foreigner speaking on video.

From BBC

Israel's politicians and military leaders say it is acting in self-defence and working to destroy Hamas, as well as securing the release of remaining Israeli captives.

From BBC

The eyeball monster was among the captive cargo on a research vessel, the Maginot, commissioned by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, the “Alien” franchise’s main corporate villain.

From Salon

Wadephul appealed to the Israeli government to instead return “to the path of negotiations for a ceasefire and an agreement” on the release of captives held in Gaza.

They wanted a captive audience for long enough to lay out their case for change.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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