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captive collapse: an animal that is confined; a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion; giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"; in captivity

convict collapse: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison; a person who has been convicted of a criminal offence; find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"

trusty collapse: a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges

hostilities collapse: fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"

bloodshed collapse: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"

psychological warfare collapse: the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale

war collapse: a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"; the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"; an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"; a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"; make or wage war

crusade collapse: any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims; go on a crusade; fight a holy war; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

generalship collapse: the office and authority of a general; the leadership ability of a military general

con collapse: an argument opposed to a proposal; on the negative side; "much was written pro and con"

respondent collapse: someone who responds; the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent

hostage collapse: a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

inmate collapse: one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

Geronimo collapse: Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)

chauvinist collapse: an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind

defendant collapse: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

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