captive — 01. The terrorists are believed to be holding their [captives] in the basement of a private residence somewhere near the airport. 02. Police have [captured] a man suspected in the murder of a number of women over the last 10 years. 03. The… … Grammatical examples in English
Women in Judaism — The role of women in Judaism is determined by the Hebrew Bible, the Oral Law (the corpus of rabbinic literature), by custom, and by non religious cultural factors. Although the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic literature mention various female role… … Wikipedia
Women in warfare (2000–present) — 2000*September: West Side Boys, an armed group in Sierra Leone, are destroyed during Operation Barras, and subsequent operations by the Sierra Leone Army and the British Army s Royal Irish Rangers, the Parachute Regiment and the Special Air… … Wikipedia
Captive — One taken in war. Captives were often treated with great cruelty and indignity (1 Kings 20:32; Josh. 10:24; Judg. 1:7; 2 Sam. 4:12; Judg. 8:7; 2 Sam. 12:31; 1 Chr. 20:3). When a city was taken by assault, all the men were slain, and the women… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Legal rights of women in history — The Legal rights of women refers to the social and human rights of women. One of the first women s rights declarations was the Declaration of Sentiments . [cite web |url= http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/docs/seneca.html |title= Declaration of… … Wikipedia
Timeline of women in Medieval warfare — Warfare through history has mainly been a matter for men, but women have also played a role, often a leading one. The following list of prominent female warrors and their exploits from about 500 C.E. up to about 1500 C.E. can only indicate the… … Wikipedia
The Vale of Lost Women — Infobox short story name = The Vale of Lost Women title orig = The Vale of Lost Women translator = author = Robert E. Howard country = USA language = English series = Conan the Cimmerian genre = Fantasy published in = USA publication type = Pulp… … Wikipedia
List of Native American women — This is a list of famous Native Americans. This is a list of Native American women of the United States. Please note that it should contain only Native women of the United States and her territories, not First Nations women or Native women of… … Wikipedia
To lead captive — Lead Lead (l[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Led} (l[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leading}.] [OE. leden, AS. l[=ae]dan (akin to OS. l[=e]dian, D. leiden, G. leiten, Icel. le[imac][eth]a, Sw. leda, Dan. lede), properly a causative fr. AS. li[eth]an to go;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slavery in India — The history of slavery in India is complicated by the presence of factors which relate to the definition, ideological and religious perceptions, difficulties in obtaining and interpreting written sources, and perceptions of political impact of… … Wikipedia
