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prisoner

noun as in person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will

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Instead she was bussed over the border from Belarus into Lithuania with 51 other political prisoners.

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It demanded his "immediate release, along with all political prisoners held in jail in violation of the law".

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The strain of working in a jail with too many prisoners had caused high levels of staff absences, which in turn made things even harder for the remaining staff and prisoners alike.

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Israel has come under criticism for its treatment of Palestinian prisoners throughout the war, especially in the Sde Teiman detention facility.

Ben Gvir on Friday posted a video of himself standing over a row of Palestinian prisoners lying face down on the ground with their hands tied, in which he called for capital punishment.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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