abductees

noun

plural of abductee
as in arrestees

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  1. convicts
  2. prisoners
Noun
  • After a career spent playing convicts and criminals, the opportunity was appealing to Trejo.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Aiming to make the race to succeed Tillis a referendum on crime, Republicans have run ads claiming that Democratic nominee Roy Cooper went easy on convicts during his two terms in the governor’s mansion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of convicts
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  • Commuting the death sentences of all 548 state prisoners awaiting execution pushes the bounds of his authority once again.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Al-Sakani was eventually freed as part of the ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States in October 2025, which saw Hamas release the remaining living hostages and Israel release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
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