internee

as in prisoner
one that has been taken and held in confinement all internees were released upon the cessation of hostilities

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prisoner
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  • Camp Blanding was used for detention purposes in the past, housing German prisoners during World War II.
    Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
  • But an intake guard threw that ruling in the trash, handcuffed the prisoner to a chair and shaved him.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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“Internee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internee. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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