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inmate

[ in-meyt ]

noun

  1. a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
  2. Archaic. a person who dwells with others in the same house.


inmate

/ ˈɪˌɪ /

noun

  1. a person who is confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital See also resident
  2. obsolete.
    a person who lives with others in a house
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inmate1

First recorded in 1580–90; in- 1 + mate 1
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Authorities say Tyler Yates, another inmate serving a life sentence at the Sacramento lockup, is also being investigated for his alleged involvement in two suspected homicides this year.

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About 6,000 drug tests are believed to have generated false positive results in 2024, according to attorneys at UnCommon Law, a nonprofit advocacy group that represents inmates seeking parole.

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Sade reveals the utopia she and her girlfriend, along with other fellow inmates, have been imagining, a collective portrait of a peaceful haven for “free formerly incarcerated Black girls.”

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They argued that pandemic restrictions "have a sustained legacy in Scottish prisons," with many inmates still locked in cells from late afternoon until the following morning.

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Other camps further east, like the death camps of Treblinka, Sobibor and Auschwitz, had either been destroyed by the Germans to hide their crimes in the face of Soviet advances or emptied of their inmates.

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