captivity

the state of being kept in a confined space; the state of being kept as a prisoner การถูกกักขัง, การถูกจองจำ

Germany's beloved animal star, the polar bear Knut born in captivity in Berlin Zoo, died earlier this year at the age of only four.

Back at the station there were two Asiatic jackals that had been released by someone who had kept them in captivity.

It occurred to him that ''actually, there were some similarities'' between inmates held in captivity and the seclusion of a forest monastery.