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Captives

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prisonernounA person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
confinedNot free to move.
unfreenoun(historical) A person lacking freedom, such as a tenant bound to a manor.
imprisonedverba 2018 American thriller drama film written and directed by Paul Kampf and starring Laurence Fishburne, Juan Pablo Raba, Juana Acosta, Esai Morales, Jon Huertas, John Heard (in his final film after his death in 2017), and Edward James Olmos.
jailedin captivity
abducteesnounAn abducted person, in particular a person abducted by aliens.
captivatedrapt; mesmerized
capturedverbThat has been captured.
detainedHeld in custody or confinement.
detaineesnounSomeone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.
domesticnounA maid or household servant.
familynounA group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
hijackersnounSomeone who hijacks.
hostagesnounpeople seized by a criminal abductor in order to compel another party.
inmatesnounA person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
kidnappedverbsubjected to kidnapping
kidnappersnounA person who kidnaps someone.
pownounThe sound of an explosion.
powsnounThe sound of an explosion.
prisonersnouna 1982 American-New Zealand drama film directed by Peter Werner and starring Tatum O'Neal, Colin Friels and David Hemmings.

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