captives is a form of:

Captive



noun
1.
(A person or animal caught and held, as a prisoner, or captivated, as by love, person or animal taken into captivity, prisoner. prisoner, captivated, internee, bondman thrall, convict) war captive ឈ្លើយ
Example: A captive lion; the captivenations.criminal captive អ្នកជាប់ឃុំ, អ្នកទោស, captive of love អ្នកលង់ខ្លួន (ទៅលើអ្វីមួយ)
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) អ្នកដែលត្រូវចាប់ខ្លួន, ឈ្លើយសឹក, ដែលបង្ខាំងទុក, ដែលត្រូវចាប់ខ្លួន
Example: hold / take somebody captive
ឧទាហរណ៍៖ ចាប់ ឬបង្ខាំងទុកនរណាម្នាក់ជាអ្នកទោស
adjective
1.
(taken prisoner, unable to escape) ដែលចាប់បាន, ដែលជាប់ឃុំ
adverb
1.
Take captive ចាប់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.
2.
One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
adjective
1.
Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in confinement.
2.
Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
3.
Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To take prisoner; to capture.