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inmate vs. prisoner
[ in-meyt ]
noun
- a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- a person who dwells with others in the same house.
[ priz-uh-ner, priz-ner ]
noun
- a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
- prisoner of war.
- a person or thing that is deprived of liberty or kept in restraint.