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Political detainee

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detaineenounSomeone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.
detaineesnounSomeone who is detained, especially in custody or confinement.
prisonernounA person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
imprisonedverba 2018 American thriller drama film written and directed by Paul Kampf and starring Laurence Fishburne, Juan Pablo Raba, Juana Acosta, Esai Morales, Jon Huertas, John Heard (in his final film after his death in 2017), and Edward James Olmos.
imprisonmentnounA confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
arresteenouna person who is under arrest.
incarceratedthe fifth solo studio album by American rapper Lil' Boosie.
detainedverbHeld in custody or confinement.
incarcerationnoun(chiefly US) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
prisoned
detainmentnounThe condition of being detained; detention.
prison termnounthe period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
incarceratingverb(chiefly US, transitive) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
prisonersnouna 1982 American-New Zealand drama film directed by Peter Werner and starring Tatum O'Neal, Colin Friels and David Hemmings.
jailedverbin captivity
asylum seekernounA person who has applied for asylum in a foreign country but has not yet been granted refugee status by that country.
deporteenounA deported person.
detention campnounan institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
solitary confinementnounForced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.
prison campnounA camp in which either prisoners of war or political prisoners are interned.

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