Captivity and Jail

Captivity

Captivity noun - The act of confining or the state of being confined.

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Jail and captivity are semantically related in prison topic. In some cases you can use "Jail" instead a noun "Captivity", when it comes to topics like imprisonment, physical detention by force.

Nearby Words: captivate, captive

Jail

Jail noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.

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Captivity and jail are semantically related in imprisonment topic. Sometimes you can use "Captivity" instead a noun "Jail", if it concerns topics such as prison.

Nearby Words: jailed, jailer, jailing, jailor

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pleasant	pleasant captivity	pleasant jail
common	common captivity	common jail
magical	magical captivity	magical jail

Both words in one sentence

Captivity Harmonica: If you shoot an instructor during the training missions the mission will end, the screen will fade to black and then reveal you to be in a jail cell with harmonica music playing in the background.

Source: Video Game / America's Army
Captivity Harmonica: One of the inmates has one when Kyon visits Masao in jail.

Source: Fanfic / Kyon: Big Damn Hero

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