Prisoner - definition, pronunciation, transcription

He was captured by rebel forces and kept as their prisoner for several months before they set him free.

The families were held prisoner for four days.

The pilot was held / kept prisoner by the gunmen for many hours.

Relationships between the staff and the prisoners are good.

Prisoners here only serve short sentences.

The organization is arguing for the release of political prisoners (=people in prison because of their political opinions).

The guerillas kept her prisoner for three months.

He was being held prisoner.

Our pilot was taken prisoner.

The army advanced, taking 200,000 prisoners.

He is a prisoner of his own past.

The prisoner will be held without bail until his trial.

The parole board has decided that the prisoner is not yet ready for release.

The prisoner was being kept under maximum security.

The judge released the prisoner.