The word "captivity" is an acceptable and commonly used word in written English.
It is used to describe the state or condition of being confined or held as a prisoner or captive. Example sentence: The soldier endured years of captivity in a foreign prison.
At one point he thanks the elderly woman at whose house he has been held captive "for making my captivity enjoyable".
Eventually he emerged, weak from his ordeal and his diet of only two bananas per day during his captivity.
Marine scientists maintain the capture process imposes huge physiological stress upon dolphins and increases their chances of dying once they are in captivity – hence the need to constantly replenish stocks from the wild.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19102374 Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 2.37pm BST14:37 Video shows Aleppo clan leader after his capture by rebels A disturbing video posted today on YouTube appears to show Aleppo clan leader Zaino Berri in captivity before his "execution".
Early on in his captivity he realised he was being held by the Nusra Front, a branch of al-Qaida that first announced its formation in January 2012 during the Syrian civil war.
Girls and women abducted by the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram have described life in captivity which includes forced marriage and labour, rape, torture, psychological abuse and coerced religious conversion.
Ignacio was born in June 1978 while his mother Laura was still in captivity.
Brood management would guarantee that if more than one hen harrier nested in any 10km/sq area of grouse moor, government scientists would remove additional nests, raise the chicks in captivity and release the young birds into lowland areas.
RSPB negotiators expressed their fears about the long-term implications: if nests of one of the rarest breeding birds in England were removed and the chicks reared in captivity, which rare species would landowners want to control next?
He displayed Alon's photo ID and serial number but showed no image of him in captivity.
"Many of the other villages around here have kept quiet because they don't think education is worth the risk of attracting Boko Haram's ire," said Abbana Lawan, a Chibok resident whose two nieces are among those still in captivity.
