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Captive meaning
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined. | One held prisoner. | One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
Synonyms of Captive
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It will improve fencing of captive deer where needed and restrict the importation of captive deer from areas where CWD is a problem.
Vermont was the first state to promote its captive insurance statutes and the fact that it has the largest captive insurance market in the U.S. and third largest in the world.
This growth is attributed to the quality and strength of the companies in Missouri, as well as the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance’s Captive Insurance Program’s hands-on support of Missouri captive clients.
In addition to partnering with CollectiveHealth Inc. during the quarter, we formed a stop-loss arrangement with Pareto Captive Services, providing captive solutions for employers seeking an alternative way to self-fund while pooling financial risks.
It may also include the controversial hunting of captive or semi-captive animals expressly bred and raised under controlled or semi-controlled conditions so as to attain trophy characteristics; this is sometimes known as canned hunts.
J.J. Holland Captive populations Bobwhites are popular throughout the world, with healthy captive populations everywhere where bird-keeping is enjoyed.
A 20-year-old Jamaican student of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is to appear in court on Monday after he was charged for allegedly holding his ex-girlfriend captive and torturing her for three days.
According to authorities, the hostages comprise Israeli and foreign nationals who were taken captive by the terrorist group shortly after its massive assault.
According to Israeli authorities, at least 239 hostages, both Israeli and foreign, were taken captive by Hamas gunmen during the attack, which killed at least 1400 people.
A crowd of over 100 people showed up to show their support for the Jewish community as well as those being held captive in the Gaza Strip during Thursday’s Aspen Stands with Israel solidarity event in Gondola Plaza.
After more than 40 years at an Ontario theme park and a decade without a tank mate, Kiska, Canada's last living captive orca, has died.
A group of X-Men are on a mission to free the captive Gimmick of the Children of the Atom X-team.
And a UC Berkeley faculty member went on an anti-Israel rant for 18 minutes, with roughly 1,000 freshmen as his captive audience.
And then to what extent our new, I'll call it, captive marketplaces from Harley-Davidson or from Polaris impacting your volume opportunity?
And, when Katniss finds her entire styling team being held captive in District 13.
Another captive was rescued by Israeli forces earlier this week.
Ascot has appointed Mark Totolos to the newly created role of senior vice president, captive solutions, Ascot U.S. He will be a part of the portfolio solutions group.
A seriously ill British charity worker held captive by the has almost been released twice due to his failing health, only for the country's supreme leader to go back on his word.
As the guide begins to explain the meaning of the epitaph to her captive audience, I'm half tempted to interrupt and ask if she knows that it also appears on MacKenzie's commemorative plaque.
As the reader of the story with a captive audience, I always enjoyed the feeling of power I had as the only one who could unspool the narrative.