Captivity is a state wherein humans or other animals are confined to a particular space and prevented from leaving or moving freely.

Captivity may also refer to:

  • Captivity (animal), the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals
  • Captivity (film), a 2007 U.S.-Russia thriller film by Roland Joffe and starring Elisha Cuthbert
  • Babylonian captivity of Judah, as described in the Bible
  • HMS Captivity, two ships

See also

  • Babylonian captivity (disambiguation)
  • Captive (disambiguation)
  • The Captive (disambiguation)
  • Captive company, a subsidiary
  • Captivity narrative, genre of stories about people being captured by "uncivilized" enemies
  • Hostage, a person or entity which is held by one of two belligerent parties
  • Imprisonment, restraint of a person's liberty

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