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Captive

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Bouvier (1839)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A prisoner of war. Such a person does not by his capture lose his civil rights.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

By this ‘term is understood one who has been taken; it is usually applied to prisoners of war, (q- V.)