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Prisoner

/prˈɪzənər/
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(noun) A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.

The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
Everybody showed sympathy toward the prisoner.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ was released after serving two thirds of his sentence with good behavior.

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