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inmate

noun

Definition of inmate

as in prisoner

a person who is kept in a prison the reintegration of former inmates into society

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Recent Examples of inmate People who want to message with inmates must create an account. — Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026 She is currently being held at the Halifax County Detention Center in North Carolina, online inmate records show. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Pourrain was then moved, along with a large group of inmates, to the Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami before arriving at the Glades Correctional Facility in Belle Glade. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Several other deputies were found guilty of civil rights violations for beating inmates and a visitor in the jails. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inmate

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Other detainees remain unaccounted for The ICRC said in a statement that the remaining prisoners had been transferred to it on Friday.

— Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Gamblers would bet on the fates of prisoners awaiting execution and of prominent people whose illnesses were reported on in the newspaper.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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