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- noun Plural form of
warder .
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Examples
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Kosana was the chairman of a committee which selected candidate warders from a short list.
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Workshop duty for the warders was a singularly boring task as it involved sitting doing nothing for three hours in the morning and two and a half in the afternoon.
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This door was never unlocked (by the warders, that is).
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Cachalia said not all incidents could actually be classified as corruption because many officials - such as warders, police officers and prosecutors - were subject to intimidation and threats against themselves and their families by criminals in the areas where they lived.
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In fact, in a big prison astringent medicines are served out regularly by the warders as a matter of course.
THE HUNGER WAIL 2010
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Under pressure from government cuts, the gallery has instructed its warders – now called "gallery assistants" – to each watch over two rooms rather than one, as previously.
Strike threatens Leonardo exhibition at National Gallery 2011
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This prize-winning prison movie is the grim tale of a first offender convicted of violent assault and sent to the grimmest wing of a Danish jail, where he's exposed to endless brutality and humiliation by warders and experienced fellow inmates.
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On the 90-minute tour, the palace warders will tell many mysterious tales.
Competition | Win a haunting evening at Hampton Court Palace 2011
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Although warders were clearly recognisable by uniform, questioners did not otherwise reveal which portion of the audience they belonged to.
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The warders said it was impossible, but nevertheless the cell was empty, and half in half out of it lay the body of a dead guard.
The Sleeping Wolf 2010
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