the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed. The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity An American missionary was released today after more than two months of captivity. when a person or animal is kept in a prison, cage etc and not allowed to go where they want