prisoner
B1Frequent NGSL-3UK /ˈprɪznə(r)/US /ˈprɪznər/
Meaning
noun
a person who is kept in prison as a punishment, or while they are waiting for trial
“The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen.”
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“Many of my co-workers were ex-political prisoners, people who had been displaced from their homes or fled into exile because they had the temerity to speak against their governments.”
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Many of my co-workers were ex-political prisoners, people who had been displaced from their homes or fled into exile because they had the temerity to speak against their governments.
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