prisoners

NOUN

person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captive convict detainee hostage

STRONG

con culprit internee jailbird lag lifer loser tough yardbird

WEAK

chain gang member

Example Sentences

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prisoners

Kingdom, the administration has asked the court, on the emergency docket, to lift an injunction currently preventing it from implementing policies that seek to deprive trans prisoners of much-needed healthcare and social accommodations.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Those excluded include prisoners convicted of murder, manslaughter, a sexual or grooming-related offence, or a driving offence that led to a death.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Sykes said overcrowding inside was "bad", with prisoners sharing cells.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The union's general secretary Ian Lawrence questioned government pledges to increase probation staff to deal with the influx of released prisoners, telling the BBC he had "heard it all before".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Eventually some German prisoners of war would stay there.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson