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prisoner

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

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West Yorkshire Police said they were called to the prison on Saturday morning to an assault on a prisoner, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Israel will also release about 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli jails, and another 1,700 Palestinians from Gaza who have been detained.

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It has released the list of prisoners, which does not include any of the top militant leaders Hamas is seeking to have freed.

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Some of the 37 prisoners would have ended up at the Florence prison anyway.

The SNP's political opponents would point to persistent long waits on the NHS, cuts to college budgets and the emergency release of prisoners from overcrowded jails as evidence of failure.

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

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