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Definition of prisoner in English: prisonernoun ˈprɪz(ə)nəˈprɪz(ə)nər 1A person legally committed to prison as a punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial. a prisoner serving a life sentence Example sentencesExamples - In August 2001, he began a relationship with a woman who was a serving prisoner.
- The American Bar Association has been fiercely critical of the way that prisoners have been treated legally.
- The cells are used to hold prisoners awaiting trial, or following conviction, pending transfer to a main prison.
- The order is taken to be a warrant committing the prisoner into custody for the Corrective Services Act.
- A habeas corpus writ requires the release of a prisoner held without trial or lawful charge.
- At the time of the offences the appellant was either in custody on remand or as a serving prisoner.
- Whether a prisoner awaiting execution has the right to have a baby, is a point of dispute in the legal field.
- If that proves to be the case the magistrate commits the prisoner or prisoners as happened in the present case.
- Her fear is that of a prisoner, awaiting execution, in the merciless sunlight of an American dream.
- As of January this year, death row contained 3,697 prisoners awaiting execution.
- Prisoners can also be victims of crime, committed by other prisoners, guards, or the state.
- And one in six prisoners are on remand-people awaiting trial who have been convicted of no crime.
- At trial, the prisoners had the right to challenge the lawfulness of their detention.
- The conflict was concluded by the treaty of Westphalia in 1648, by which time Charles was a prisoner awaiting trial.
- The guards were impressed with the quiet prisoner who accepted his punishment without insubordination.
- Certainly, the cost to society of convicted prisoners who commit further crimes as soon as they are released is a high one.
- Nearly four thousand prisoners currently await their fate on death row.
- A third of all inmates are remand prisoners who are awaiting trial or sentencing.
- In his view, the conduct of the prisoners in these Russian trials is in full accord with the Russian character.
- There was no need for another trial as the prisoners had already been tried and sentenced in an open court.
Synonyms convict, inmate trusty informal jailbird, con, lifer British informal (old) lag North American informal yardbird archaic transport - 1.1 A person captured and kept confined by an enemy or criminal.
she may have been held prisoner before being killed 200 rebels were taken prisoner Example sentencesExamples - In 1359 he was in France with Edward III's invading army, was taken prisoner, and ransomed.
- He was taken prisoner by the Khmer Rouge while working in Cambodia when on the payroll of HALO.
- Later in the war he was taken prisoner by the Germans while working on a reconnaissance mission in the Greek islands.
- These boys were taken prisoner and survived the war, but thousands more were less fortunate.
- He had allowed his dear friend, his sister in Christ, to be taken prisoner by their enemies.
- Many of those held at the huge Shibarghan jail were taken prisoner after the fall of Kunduz.
- He was captured by the Chinese Communist Forces and, separated from the other Royal Marines, was taken prisoner.
- Never in the history of past wars has any combatant done that to enemy prisoners.
- Taken prisoner, he was jailed and as a POW served time in Wakefield and Frongoch prisons.
- In the Second World War he served in the tank corps, was taken prisoner by the Germans, escaped, and worked for the Resistance.
- Parmentier, a French army officer during the Seven Years War, was taken prisoner and kept in detention in Hamburg.
- After conquering Troy, you will need to rescue some villagers that have been taken prisoner by an unknown enemy.
- Being taken prisoner, they should resist it and do nothing that would harm their own country.
- The International Red Cross reported that a Macedonian soldier held prisoner was being treated properly.
- It was only in the spring of 1942 that the SS began to send more prisoners into armaments work.
- Everybody knew about Hitler's order that no commandos should be taken prisoner.
- Taken prisoner in the second battle of St Albans, he was freed after Edward IV's victory at Towton.
- The men were taken prisoner and taken to a Dutch army barracks in Batavia, the capital city of Java.
- From time to time there would be executions of guerillas taken prisoner by government forces.
- A few days later Churchill was himself taken prisoner when the armoured train that he was travelling on was ambushed at Chieveley.
Synonyms prisoner of war, POW hostage, captive, detainee, internee - 1.2 A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation.
he's become a prisoner of the publicity he's generated Example sentencesExamples - She felt trapped, like a prisoner trapped in a jail cell with no luck of escaping.
- He was a suffering prisoner of emotions trapped in a cage, but yet he was not.
- I am a disabled driver and often feel a prisoner in my own home.
- I am a virtual prisoner in my own home from April until mid October.
- Residents claim faulty street lights have made them virtual prisoners in their own homes.
Phrases Be ruthlessly aggressive or uncompromising in the pursuit of one's objectives. they will be taking no prisoners tonight against bitter rivals Wigan Example sentencesExamples - When asked if there's a need to name and shame celebs who wear fur, the ‘Baywatch’ babe took no prisoners.
- The German attack was led by a crack SS unit that took no prisoners.
- Football's about tough uncompromising individuals, who bleed real blood, take no prisoners and fight to the very end, yeah?
- After all, this is a man who took no prisoners as a player, yet as a coach seems to be working side by side with men who never seem to be out of the dock, one way or the other.
- Harper took no prisoners in his Progressive Conservative takeover.
- He was a mighty, and very aggressive warrior who took no prisoners in war.
- They kicked a fair number of wides but then they were under pressure by a tigerish St Peters back line, who took no prisoners.
- We took no prisoners and hard things were said on both sides.
- It was not the best, but some of the pitches were bad and referees were like some of the players - they took no prisoners.
- As far back as the 1930s the fashion industry took no prisoners.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French prisonier, from prison (see prison). Definition of prisoner in US English: prisonernounˈpriz(ə)nərˈprɪz(ə)nər 1A person legally held in prison as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial. Example sentencesExamples - Nearly four thousand prisoners currently await their fate on death row.
- If that proves to be the case the magistrate commits the prisoner or prisoners as happened in the present case.
- The cells are used to hold prisoners awaiting trial, or following conviction, pending transfer to a main prison.
- The American Bar Association has been fiercely critical of the way that prisoners have been treated legally.
- Certainly, the cost to society of convicted prisoners who commit further crimes as soon as they are released is a high one.
- The order is taken to be a warrant committing the prisoner into custody for the Corrective Services Act.
- There was no need for another trial as the prisoners had already been tried and sentenced in an open court.
- Her fear is that of a prisoner, awaiting execution, in the merciless sunlight of an American dream.
- Prisoners can also be victims of crime, committed by other prisoners, guards, or the state.
- In August 2001, he began a relationship with a woman who was a serving prisoner.
- At trial, the prisoners had the right to challenge the lawfulness of their detention.
- In his view, the conduct of the prisoners in these Russian trials is in full accord with the Russian character.
- A third of all inmates are remand prisoners who are awaiting trial or sentencing.
- The conflict was concluded by the treaty of Westphalia in 1648, by which time Charles was a prisoner awaiting trial.
- And one in six prisoners are on remand-people awaiting trial who have been convicted of no crime.
- A habeas corpus writ requires the release of a prisoner held without trial or lawful charge.
- At the time of the offences the appellant was either in custody on remand or as a serving prisoner.
- As of January this year, death row contained 3,697 prisoners awaiting execution.
- The guards were impressed with the quiet prisoner who accepted his punishment without insubordination.
- Whether a prisoner awaiting execution has the right to have a baby, is a point of dispute in the legal field.
- 1.1 A person captured and kept confined by an enemy, opponent, or criminal.
200 rebels were taken prisoner the heroine was being held prisoner in a cave Example sentencesExamples - The International Red Cross reported that a Macedonian soldier held prisoner was being treated properly.
- In the Second World War he served in the tank corps, was taken prisoner by the Germans, escaped, and worked for the Resistance.
- A few days later Churchill was himself taken prisoner when the armoured train that he was travelling on was ambushed at Chieveley.
- The men were taken prisoner and taken to a Dutch army barracks in Batavia, the capital city of Java.
- It was only in the spring of 1942 that the SS began to send more prisoners into armaments work.
- Parmentier, a French army officer during the Seven Years War, was taken prisoner and kept in detention in Hamburg.
- He was captured by the Chinese Communist Forces and, separated from the other Royal Marines, was taken prisoner.
- From time to time there would be executions of guerillas taken prisoner by government forces.
- After conquering Troy, you will need to rescue some villagers that have been taken prisoner by an unknown enemy.
- Everybody knew about Hitler's order that no commandos should be taken prisoner.
- Never in the history of past wars has any combatant done that to enemy prisoners.
- Later in the war he was taken prisoner by the Germans while working on a reconnaissance mission in the Greek islands.
- He was taken prisoner by the Khmer Rouge while working in Cambodia when on the payroll of HALO.
- In 1359 he was in France with Edward III's invading army, was taken prisoner, and ransomed.
- Taken prisoner in the second battle of St Albans, he was freed after Edward IV's victory at Towton.
- Many of those held at the huge Shibarghan jail were taken prisoner after the fall of Kunduz.
- Taken prisoner, he was jailed and as a POW served time in Wakefield and Frongoch prisons.
- These boys were taken prisoner and survived the war, but thousands more were less fortunate.
- He had allowed his dear friend, his sister in Christ, to be taken prisoner by their enemies.
- Being taken prisoner, they should resist it and do nothing that would harm their own country.
- 1.2 A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or set of circumstances.
he's become a prisoner of the publicity he's generated Example sentencesExamples - He was a suffering prisoner of emotions trapped in a cage, but yet he was not.
- I am a disabled driver and often feel a prisoner in my own home.
- She felt trapped, like a prisoner trapped in a jail cell with no luck of escaping.
- I am a virtual prisoner in my own home from April until mid October.
- Residents claim faulty street lights have made them virtual prisoners in their own homes.
Phrases Be ruthlessly aggressive or uncompromising in the pursuit of one's objectives. Example sentencesExamples - It was not the best, but some of the pitches were bad and referees were like some of the players - they took no prisoners.
- The German attack was led by a crack SS unit that took no prisoners.
- They kicked a fair number of wides but then they were under pressure by a tigerish St Peters back line, who took no prisoners.
- After all, this is a man who took no prisoners as a player, yet as a coach seems to be working side by side with men who never seem to be out of the dock, one way or the other.
- Harper took no prisoners in his Progressive Conservative takeover.
- He was a mighty, and very aggressive warrior who took no prisoners in war.
- When asked if there's a need to name and shame celebs who wear fur, the ‘Baywatch’ babe took no prisoners.
- As far back as the 1930s the fashion industry took no prisoners.
- We took no prisoners and hard things were said on both sides.
- Football's about tough uncompromising individuals, who bleed real blood, take no prisoners and fight to the very end, yeah?
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French prisonier, from prison (see prison). |