prisoner

Roget-categorie 754

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.6. General intersocial volition
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#754. Prisoner

zelfstandig naamwoord

prisoner, prisoner of war, POW, captive, inmate, detainee, hostage, abductee^†, detenu [Fr.], close prisoner.
jail bird, ticket of leave man, chevronne [Fr.].

werkwoord

stand committed — be imprisoned etc. 751.
take prisoner, take hostage (capture) 789.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

imprisoned etc. 751 — in prison, in quod [Lat.], in durance vile, in limbo, in custody, doing time, in charge, in chains — under lock and key, under hatches — on parole.

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