hold captive

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It also said the Taliban should free 1,000 government personnel, including military men, they hold captive.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2020

I don’t know; they have great numbers of Christians whom they hold captive, and it is rare indeed that one of them escapes.

From By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson by Rainey, W. (William)

"So strong, original, and thrilling as to hold captive the attention of the mature as well as of the youthful reader."

From The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document by Anonymous

Moreover, it has declared that the nobleman Gerald d'Armagnac, whom you hold captive, you shall liberate, and deliver him free to us.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

"I have come to deliver Honey-Bee of Clarides whom you unjustly hold captive in your mole-hill, hideous little moles that you are!"

From Honey-Bee 1911 by Lane, Mrs. John