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Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam — The Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam (1784–1799) was a 15 year imprisonment of Mangalorean Catholics and other Christians at Seringapatam in the Indian region of Canara by Tipu Sultan, the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore … Wikipedia
captivity — noun VERB + CAPTIVITY ▪ escape, escape from PREPOSITION ▪ during (sb s) captivity ▪ She was tortured many times during her captivity. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Captivity (animal) — Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals. This may include for example farms, private homes and… … Wikipedia
keep — v 1. maintain, carry on, continue, stay with, proceed, persist, persevere; hold in abeyance, hold on to, put on a back burner; protract, prolong, sustain; abide, endure, last, be constant, be steadfast, stand, remain in. 2. preserve, maintain,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
keep down — Synonyms and related words: asphyxiate, beat down, bottle up, break, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, censor, choke off, clamp down on, coerce, compel, cork, cork up, cow, crack down on, crush, damp down, daunt, deprive of freedom, despotize … Moby Thesaurus
Domestication — Dogs and sheep were among the first animals to be domesticated Domestication (from Latin domesticus) or taming is the process whereby a population of animals or plants, through a process of selection, becomes accustomed to human provision and con … Wikipedia
immure — I verb cast into prison, commit to an institution, commit to prison, confine, constrain, detain, encage, enclose, enclose within walls, entomb, gate, hold, hold captive, hold in captivity, hold in check, hold within bounds, impound, imprison,… … Law dictionary
Northern Caiman Lizard — resting on branch. Conservation status … Wikipedia
Dugong — Dugong[1] Temporal range: Early Eocene–Recent … Wikipedia
imprison — im·pris·on vt: to confine in prison esp. as punishment for a crime compare false imprisonment im·pris·on·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
