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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  • In 2021, the state passed a law allowing prisoners to choose the firing squad as a method of execution, in addition to the electric chair and lethal injection.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 8 May 2025
  • New Faces During the show’s original run, the story told of a brave stranger who embarks on a mission to rescue Princess Aani, a prisoner of the Dark Queen.
    Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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“Internee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internee. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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