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Prisoners meaning
plural of prisoner
Using Prisoners
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of prisoner
- In the example corpus, prisoners often appears in combinations such as: palestinian prisoners, the prisoners, of prisoners.
Context around Prisoners
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prisoners
- In this selection, "prisoners" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, palestinian, political, terrorist, affairs, held and housed stand out and add context to how "prisoners" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the prisoners and ex, 101 palestinian prisoners, political prisoners and palestinian prisoners. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prisoners" sits close to words such as guitar, bruce and firing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prisoners
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In return, the Taliban released 1,000 government-side prisoners including ANF prisoners. (13 words)
But not nearly as many prisoners are being released as Americans are being made prisoners in their own homes. (19 words)
Dozens of Palestinian prisoners have contracted coronavirus inside an Israeli-run prison, the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners' Affairs said Tuesday. (20 words)
Tun Kyi, a senior member of the Former Political Prisoners Society, said it is not known how many of the political prisoners will be among those released, if any, but any such action would be taken to burnish the image of the military government. (44 words)
He said the group is aiming to free all Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, which in the past has agreed to lopsided exchange deals in which it released large numbers of prisoners for individual captives or even the remains of soldiers. (41 words)
He also that medical teams had been stationed in prisons across the country to monitor the health of prisoners daily, and that prisoners who show symptoms are immediately tested and transferred to hospitals outside the prison if the results are positive. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Commission said on Monday that the Israeli occupation authorities issued and renewed administrative detention orders for 101 Palestinian prisoners.
Milza, 2009a, p. 414 Communard prisoners and casualities Prisoners and exiles Executed National Guards Hundreds of prisoners who had been captured with weapons in their hands or gunpowder on their hands had been shot immediately.
As the prisoner in charge of UVF/RHC (Red Hand Commando) prisoners, I had previously held talks with him about Special Category prisoners housed in Long Kesh.
But the jail staff responded by moving 30 prisoners to another wing on January 5, and giving the female prisoners only rice and beans to eat, instead of the chicken and fish normally provided.
He said the group is aiming to free all Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, which in the past has agreed to lopsided exchange deals in which it released large numbers of prisoners for individual captives or even the remains of soldiers.
Palestinian human rights organisations have repeatedly condemned what they say is Israel's policy of medical negligence against Palestinian prisoners and have documented the deaths of dozens of ill prisoners in Israeli custody since 1967.
The International Red Cross is the authorized body to monitor the conditions of prisoners of war and ensure that the occupying states adhere to the international standards and conventions that guarantee the protection of prisoners during times of war.
The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Committee said that Israeli authorities informed their lawyer that the body of killed Palestinian, Muhammad Zaghlul Rimawi, will be handed over to the Rimawi family on Sunday evening.
Tun Kyi, a senior member of the Former Political Prisoners Society, said it is not known how many of the political prisoners will be among those released, if any, but any such action would be taken to burnish the image of the military government.
With three Palestinian prisoners to be freed for each hostage under the deal, the corresponding number of freed Palestinian prisoners was to be 39 or 42.
He said de-escalation confinement and longer-term restrictive housing are needed to keep violent prisoners from harming other prisoners and staff.
Sinwar’s deputy added that the group is demanding the release of 50 terrorist prisoners for each female soldier and 30 terrorist prisoners for each civilian.
Asked about prisoners being released from prision terms, Melissa DeRosa Secretary to the Governor, said only prisoners with 90 days of their sentences remaining were being released to avoid exposure to Covid-19.
But not nearly as many prisoners are being released as Americans are being made prisoners in their own homes.
Dozens of Palestinian prisoners have contracted coronavirus inside an Israeli-run prison, the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners' Affairs said Tuesday.
For prisoners in Categories B to D there is no routine vetting of visitors, other than for prisoners where there are child safeguarding or harassment concerns.
He also that medical teams had been stationed in prisons across the country to monitor the health of prisoners daily, and that prisoners who show symptoms are immediately tested and transferred to hospitals outside the prison if the results are positive.
He said the prison facility is divided into four distinct wings, with state prisoners held in the east and west, and federal prisoners held in the north and south.
In addition to McGill and other prisoners who are in administrative segregation, prisoners who are in disciplinary confinement are put in the Security Housing Unit, the suit says.
In return, the Taliban released 1,000 government-side prisoners including ANF prisoners.
Phrases with prisoners
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with prisoners
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- palestinian prisoners 28×
- the prisoners 26×
- of prisoners 26×
- prisoners and 23×
- prisoners in 22×
- political prisoners 18×
- prisoners were 13×
- other prisoners 12×
- prisoners who 11×
- prisoners of 11×