Legal Dictionary

captive

Definition of captive

Pronunciation

Noun

captive (plural captives)

  1. a person who has been captured or is otherwise confined
  2. a person held prisoner

Adjective

captive (not comparable)

  1. held prisoner; not free; confined

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