prisoner
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person deprived of liberty and kept in prison or some other form of custody as a punishment for a crime, while awaiting trial, or for some other reason |
| 2. | a person confined by any of various restraints: we are all prisoners of time |
| 3. | informal take no prisoners to be uncompromising and resolute in one's actions |
| 4. | take someone prisoner to capture and hold someone as a prisoner, esp as a prisoner of war |
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Prisoner
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
One game in particular has proved especially informative in both disciplines: the prisoner's dilemma.
The prison recidivism and aging prisoner rates are killing our state.
The trial lasted for nine months and during that time the number of offences committed by each prisoner was recorded.
But the state must take special care when executing a prisoner.
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