abductees

Definition of abducteesnext
plural of abductee
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Noun
  • The Mattis ruling in 2024 made more than 200 convicts eligible for parole hearings.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Edmund Lockyer with a small party of soldiers and convicts to stake a claim on behalf of Britain by garrisoning King George Sound (at what is now Albany) on the south coast.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The bill would expand that curriculum to require prisoners to acknowledge the impact and trauma of their crimes.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Francis’ aim was to give prisoners hope and to remind them the church was with them, while also shining a spotlight on judicial abuses, overcrowding and other injustices.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Abductees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abductees. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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