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RELATED WORD : political detainee

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun detainee has 1 sense

• detainee(n = noun.person) political detainee - some held in custody; Array
is a kind of captive, prisoner
Derived form verb detain₁

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ROGET THESAURUS

detainee

Prisoner

N prisoner, prisoner of war, POW, captive, inmate, detainee, hostage, abductee, detenu, close prisoner, jail bird, ticket of leave man, chevronne, imprisoned, in prison, in quod, in durance vile, in limbo, in custody, doing time, in charge, in chains, under lock and key, under hatches, on parole.

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