prisoner Copy link Outline I. In legal senseII. Captive in war1. captīvus (one remaining in the state of a p.)2. expr. by căpio, 3 (when the ref. is not to those in a captive state, but to the act of capturing) • prisoner: I. In legal sense: reus, f. rea. (accused person): Cic.: Quint. II. Captive in war: 1. captīvus (one remaining in the state of a p.): Caes. B. G. 1, 22: Cic. Also in pl., captiva corpora: Liv. 31, 46 (urbs regi, captiva corpora Romanis cessere). 2. expr. by căpio, 3 (when the ref. is not to those in a captive state, but to the act of capturing): 3000 infantry were made p.s in that battle, capta eo proelio tria millia peditum, Liv. 22, 49, extr.: you have the ringleaders p.s, duces cap os [et comprehensos] tenetis, Cic. Cat. 3, 7, init.