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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 None appeared in the jail’s list of current inmates as of Thursday evening. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 In 2021, a settlement was reached enabling the early release of the 3,500 inmates. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026 Dieterich walked through the kitchen and exited the building through an unlocked door used by inmates assigned to kitchen duties, including emptying garbage outside. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Lee is the second inmate to be executed in Alabama this year and the 27th in the nation. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inmate

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Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland argues that artworks made by prisoners forced to do so in Nazi concentration camps are not their legal property.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Krieps played the notorious wife of a Nazi concentration camp commander, Ilsa Koch, who was said to torture prisoners and make household objects out of human skin.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

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