inmate

[US]/ˈɪnmeɪt/
[UK]/ˈɪnmeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.fellow patient (especially in a hospital);fellow prisoner

Phrases & Collocations

inmate population

inmate rights

inmate rehabilitation

inmate visitation

Example Sentences

a past president; a past inmate of a cell.

hospital inmates abroad on the streets of the town.

One of the inmates has escaped.

The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location.

putting down a violent fracas among prison inmates;

police officers were guarding inmates who cannot be accommodated in prison.

A committee of inmates presented a list of their grievances to the prison warden.

The inmate had put in six years at hard labor. She put in eight hours behind a desk.

This is a novel depicting the bitter sufferings of the inmates in a Nazi concentration camp.

Guardedly Kiss:An inmate Ah Fung, gives an emotional kiss to his son during a visit at the Correctional institution.

Four hundred inmates were crowded into a prison intended to accommodate 200.

Real-world Examples

She's probably already killed that inmate and guard.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

Firefighters from overseas and prison inmates are assisting Cailifornia crews.

Source: AP Listening August 2018 Collection

Today he's helping other former inmates navigate the challenges of returning home.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2019 Collection

She's a pregnant inmate and she's speaking to her unborn child.

Source: VOA Standard May 2014 Collection

Today, there's 420 inmates in the prison.They've killed staff.They killed guards.

Source: CNN Selected May 2015 Collection

We were never, ever in a position to handle such severity of mental health inmates.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

NPR's Philip Reeves reports on a gang war behind bars that left 57 inmates dead.

Source: NPR News August 2019 Collection

They are the first Guantanamo inmates to be relocated to Sub-Saharan Africa. Enn Buzby reports.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2016

The Corrections Department has agreed to limit using pepper spray and placing mentally-ill inmates in segregated housing.

Source: NPR News August 2014 Compilation

Jails have evacuated hundreds of inmates.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

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