abductees

Definition of abducteesnext
plural of abductee

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Noun
  • The two had information that a pair of ex-convicts, just out of the state prison at Waupun, were killing deer illegally and selling the meat.
    Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That ruling made more than 200 convicts eligible for parole hearings, including Johnson, who’s now 37.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Under California law, prisoners seeking parole may not be penalized for failing to admit wrongdoing, so Kovacich’s claim of innocence was not used against him, Tellman said.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The union previously urged the department to do more to separate violent prisoners, alleging the state has too often held dangerous inmates in lower-security settings not designed to house them.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Abductees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abductees. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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