: any of a group occupying a single place of residence
especially
: a person confined (as in a prison or hospital)
Examples of inmate in a Sentence
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During the incident, two inmates rushed to attack a third.
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Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Five months before the invasion, more than 2000 inmates escaped during a similar attack by armed men at another prison in the southeastern Imo State.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
Per his inmate records, Shelton will serve three years on parole, ending April 22, 2027.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Legend has it that ghosts haunt the eatery, most notably inside the wine cellar that, before storing cabernets and pinots, once housed inmates awaiting trial or the firing squad.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2024
Fondren was being held in the Pulaski County jail on Thursday with no bond listed, an online inmate roster showed.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 25 Apr. 2024
According to the federal inmate locator, Nassar, 60, is currently incarcerated at a prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
The jail’s inmate population stood at 1,137 as of Friday, according to the sheriff’s department’s website.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
Two correctional officers were trying to handcuff inmate Brandon S. Keen, but Keen resisted, retrieved the weapon and stabbed one officer twice and sliced another officer’s hand, according to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Five months before the invasion, more than 2000 inmates escaped during a similar attack by armed men at another prison in the southeastern Imo State.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
Per his inmate records, Shelton will serve three years on parole, ending April 22, 2027.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Legend has it that ghosts haunt the eatery, most notably inside the wine cellar that, before storing cabernets and pinots, once housed inmates awaiting trial or the firing squad.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2024
Fondren was being held in the Pulaski County jail on Thursday with no bond listed, an online inmate roster showed.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 25 Apr. 2024
According to the federal inmate locator, Nassar, 60, is currently incarcerated at a prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
The jail’s inmate population stood at 1,137 as of Friday, according to the sheriff’s department’s website.
—Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
Two correctional officers were trying to handcuff inmate Brandon S. Keen, but Keen resisted, retrieved the weapon and stabbed one officer twice and sliced another officer’s hand, according to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
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inmate
noun
in·mate
ˈin-ˌmāt 
: a member of a group living in a single residence
especially
: a person kept in an institution (as a hospital or prison)
Medical Definition
inmate
noun
in·mate
ˈin-ˌmāt
: one of a group occupying a single place of residence
especially
: a person confined (as in a psychiatric hospital) especially for a long time
Legal Definition
inmate
noun
in·mate
ˈin-ˌmāt
: a person confined in an institution (as a prison or hospital)
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