prisoner: Meaning and Definition of
pris•on•er
Pronunciation: (priz'u-nur, priz'nur), [key]
— n.
- a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, esp. as the result of legal process.
- See
- a person or thing that is deprived of liberty or kept in restraint.
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