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prisoner

/priz-uh-ner, priz-ner/US // ˈprɪz ə nər, ˈprɪz nər //UK // (ˈprɪzənə) //

囚犯,囚徒,犯人,囚禁者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
    • : prisoner of war.
    • : a person or thing that is deprived of liberty or kept in restraint.

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Examples

  • I realize in the public’s mind … the reaction might be why would you give a vaccination to a prisoner when people outside need them….

  • She was part of the expert team that presented covid-19 vaccine policy recommendations to the Israeli government, and the group was among those petitioning for prisoners to be vaccinated.

  • The American Correctional Association recommends each prisoner have 25 square feet of “unencumbered” area to themselves—in most cases, not enough to keep a safe social distance.

  • Though Weber has largely focused her legislative efforts on education and criminal justice reform, she has targeted a specific issue related to voting rights – and that’s expanding voting rights for the incarcerated and former prisoners.

  • They raised a total of $32,000 over about three years — a remarkable feat considering prisoners in California earn a base wage of 8 cents an hour for many of their daily jobs, such as mopping the floors.

  • And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"

  • Clickbait title notwithstanding, Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!

  • However, legal issues are only one of the things standing between an ex-prisoner and a job.

  • I was put in a solitary confinement completely cut off from the outside world without even enjoying basic prisoner rights.

  • One prisoner, who was left naked and shackled to a cold floor, died of suspected hypothermia.

  • They also seized the lake gunboats, took an entire Spanish garrison prisoner, and captured a large quantity of stores.

  • During his mild régime the insurrection increased rapidly, and in one encounter he himself was very near falling a prisoner.

  • A white woman, Mrs. Henry Jacobi, who had been taken prisoner early in the month, crossed the plain holding a white flag.

  • The manner of his prisoner, sufficiently mollified the officer; and he made a sign to his attendants to withdraw.

  • Don Diego beckoned two guards, who immediately drew near their prisoner.