inmate
Example Sentences
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Alouette’s attempts to reclaim her work result in her consignment to Salpetrière, a much-dreaded place for the mentally afflicted, where the cruel guards may or may not be saner than the inmates.
From Los Angeles Times
Scottish Prison Service policy says inmates are assessed on an individual basis, with rules based on whether they could pose a risk to female prisoners.
From BBC
He has hired farmers, former inmates and white-collar workers who grew tired of office life.
AFP met Eric, from Togo, on the stairs while he was chatting -- in stuttering Russian -- with a Nigerian and Chinese inmate.
From Barron's
He said he had paperwork "signed by a judge" to authorise the release of an inmate.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
