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- noun Plural form of
prisoner .
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Examples
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She visited the four womens prisons in the country; she could influence the prisoners; she found work for the women who had finished their sentence and cared for prisoners children while their mothers were in gaol.
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"Some violent demands having been made for the release of the prisoners, it is necessary that every possible precaution be taken for their security; you will therefore be pleased to be very strict in guarding them; and I herewith send _another pair of fetters to be added to those now upon the prisoners_."
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) Edmund Burke 1763
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“Captain, would you please escort Mr. Urda and his…” Harley almost used the word prisoners, but stopped short.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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“Captain, would you please escort Mr. Urda and his…” Harley almost used the word prisoners, but stopped short.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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“Captain, would you please escort Mr. Urda and his…” Harley almost used the word prisoners, but stopped short.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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“Captain, would you please escort Mr. Urda and his…” Harley almost used the word prisoners, but stopped short.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #2 Vince Flynn 2010
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One of the prisoners is a Canadian RAF lieutenant named Gerard, who searches through the littered corpses for his wife, Celeste (a member of the French Resistance), only to learn that she had been executed months earlier after enduring unspeakable torture.
Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007
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"Out of 651 released from different prisons today, 308 are what you call 'prisoners of conscience' like Min Ko Naing and Shin Gambira and 148 are former military intelligence personnel, including former MI chief and Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt," he said.
News - chicagotribune.com Aung Hla Tun 2012
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Unless things have changed since I retired, Suffolk’s system for booking in prisoners is no faster than any of the Police Stations shown in ‘reallity’ programmes.
Complete Utter Shambles « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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The interaction between her fellow prisoners is also interesting.
Even Silence Has an End by Ingrid Betancourt Janine di Giovanni 2010
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