inmate
Americannoun
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a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
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Archaic. a person who dwells with others in the same house.
noun
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a person who is confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital See also resident
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obsolete a person who lives with others in a house
Etymology
Origin of inmate
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Numerous inmates at the prison, which is located near the ammunitions store, are reported to have been injured.
From BBC
County Sheriff Robert Luna has asked the National Institute of Corrections to step in and conduct a review of jail conditions after 10 inmate deaths in less than three months.
From Los Angeles Times
Under the bill enacted in 2021, 1,028 inmates housed at male prisons have requested to be moved to female facilities, according to data as of March 4.
From Los Angeles Times
Foreman said, although she and her fellow inmates cannot really see out of the prison, they can hear "the whistling noise of missiles and hum of drones".
From BBC
An elderly man is tasked with burning the inmates’ letters to Stalin pleading to have their appeals heard.
From Los Angeles Times
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