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| captive |
one who is confined or subjugated, such as a prisoner. [1/6 definitions] |
| cell |
a very small room for a monk, nun, prisoner, or recluse. [1/4 definitions] |
| coprisoner |
combined form of prisoner. |
| custody |
the condition of being held prisoner, esp. by the police. [1/3 definitions] |
| discharge |
to release (a prisoner, hospital patient, or the like). [1/17 definitions] |
| electrocute |
to kill by electricity, esp. to execute (a condemned prisoner) by electricity, as in an electric chair. |
| hostage |
someone held prisoner by one person or group in an attempt to persuade or force another person or group to satisfy certain conditions or meet certain demands. |
| hunger strike |
a refusal to eat, as by a prisoner or protester, until certain conditions or demands are met. |
| iron |
to fetter (a prisoner) with irons; shackle. [1/16 definitions] |
| Nelson Mandela |
South African statesman, anti-apartheid activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was held as a political prisoner for 27 years and became the first democratically elected and first black President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 (b. 1918). |
| parole |
the release of a prisoner before his or her punishment is finished, with conditions of good behavior to be fulfilled. [2/3 definitions] |
| POW |
abbreviation of "prisoner of war," a member of the armed forces who is taken captive by an enemy during wartime. |
| remand |
in law, to transfer (a prisoner) to the custody of another court or other official agency or institution to await further proceedings. [1/6 definitions] |
| repatriate |
to send back or restore (a political refugee or prisoner of war) to the country of origin or citizenship. [1/2 definitions] |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. [1/5 definitions] |
| short shrift |
a brief time granted a condemned prisoner for confession or absolution before his or her execution. [1/2 definitions] |
| solitary confinement |
the confinement of a prisoner in complete isolation from others, usu. used as a form of punishment. |
| strip-search |
to require (a person such as a prisoner or suspect) to remove all clothing and be searched. [1/2 definitions] |
| third degree |
intensive, often painful questioning, as of a police prisoner (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
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