prisoner

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pris⋅on⋅er

[priz-uh-ner, priz-ner]

–noun

1.	a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, esp. as the result of legal process.

2.	prisoner of war.

3.	a person or thing that is deprived of liberty or kept in restraint.

Origin:
1300–50; ME < AF. See prison, -er ²

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pris·on·er (prĭz'ə-nər, prĭz'nər)

A person held in custody, captivity, or a condition of forcible restraint, especially while on trial or serving a prison sentence.
One deprived of freedom of expression or action: "He was a prisoner of his own personality—of that given set of traits that . . . predisposed him to see the world in a certain way, to make certain moves, certain choices" (William H. Hallahan).

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Main Entry: pris·on·er
Function: noun
: a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody; especially : one under arrest, awaiting trial, on trial, or serving a prison sentence

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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