prisoner : Idioms & Phrases
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political prisoner
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noun someone who is imprisoned because of their political views
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prisoner of war
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noun a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
POW.
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prisoner of war camp
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noun a camp for prisoners of war
prison camp; POW camp; internment camp.
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prisoner of war censorship
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noun military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces
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Prisoner's base
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noun a children's game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base
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Base , n., 24.
Webster 1913
State prisoner
- one is confinement, or under arrest, for a political offense.