Captives
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Prisoners of war. As in the goods of an enemy, so also in his person, a sort of qualified property may be acquired, by taking him a prisoner of war, at least till hls ransom be paid. 2 Bl. Comm. 402.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Prisoners of war. As in the goods of an enemy, so also in his person, a sort of qualified praperty may be acquired, by taking him a prisoner of war, at least till his ransom be paid. 2 Bl. Comm. 402,