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inmate vs. prisoner

[ in-meyt ]
noun
  1. a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
  2. a person who dwells with others in the same house.
[ priz-uh-ner, priz-ner ]
noun
  1. a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
  2. prisoner of war.
  3. a person or thing that is deprived of liberty or kept in restraint.

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