as in prisoners
one that has been taken and held in confinement
the captives in the concentration camp had devised a daring plan of escape
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Biden's commutations on Monday changed the sentences of 37 of 40 death row prisoners to life in prison without parole.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Witness accounts indicate two of the Ukrainian prisoners-of-war were forced onto a road, while the other two remained lying on the ground; all four were subsequently executed, a violation of the Geneva Conventions.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Captives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captives. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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