Captivity
Captivity noun - The act of confining or the state of being confined.
Flight
Flight noun - The act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement.
Usage example: a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Vagn Akason when he refuses to retreat from the Battle of Hjorunga Bay, preferring death or captivity over flight.
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