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Captivity

-Ologies and -Isms | 1986 | Copyright

68. Captivity

coarctation: 1. Obsolete, the act of confining, as in a narrow space.; 2. restriction of liberty.
infibulation: the process of confining with a buckle or padlock. See also 364. SEX .
oubliette: a secret place of imprisonment, usually with only one opening in the top, as found in some old castles.

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captivity

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cap·tiv·i·ty / kapˈtivitē/ • n. (pl. -ties) the condition of being imprisoned or confined: he was released after 865 days in captivity the third month of their captivity. ∎ (the Captivity) short for Babylonian Captivity.

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