n. 25B6; noun release the captives : PRISONER, convict, detainee, inmate; prisoner of war, POW, internee; informal jailbird, con; Brit. informal (old) lag; N. Amer. informal yardbird.
25B6; adjective captive wild animals : CONFINED, caged, incarcerated, locked up; jailed, imprisoned, in prison, interned, detained, in captivity, under lock and key, behind bars.