prisoner

simple noun28 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.5

A person imprisoned for their political beliefs or actions.

A prisoner who has successfully broken out of prison.

A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and is awaiting execution.

A former prisoner who has been set free.

A person who has been taken as a prisoner, especially in a conflict.

Another person who is a prisoner in the same place.

A prisoner who has been sentenced, especially to death.

A prisoner who has been found guilty of a crime.

A person serving a long prison sentence.

A prisoner who behaves exceptionally well.

A person serving a life sentence in prison.

Used to describe someone who is unable to leave a place, as if they were imprisoned.

A person serving a short prison sentence.

A person kept in custody while awaiting trial.

A soldier captured by the enemy during a war.

To be captured and become a prisoner.

To keep someone captive.

To confine someone and not allow them to leave.

A person imprisoned for non-violently expressing their political or religious beliefs.

To capture someone and make them a prisoner.

To officially allow a prisoner to leave prison.

To release a prisoner from captivity.

To keep someone as a prisoner.

To catch and take someone as a prisoner.

To kill a prisoner as a legal punishment.

To keep someone in custody, often before they are charged with a crime.

To help a prisoner return to a normal, productive life after being in prison.

To put or keep someone in prison; a more formal term.