captivité

Definitions of captivité
  1. noun
    the state of being a slave
    synonyms: asservissement
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    type of:
    sujétion
    forced submission to control by others
  2. noun
    the state of being imprisoned
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    type of:
    détention, emprisonnement
    the state of being confined
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