9
prisoner(noun, person, con, convict, captive)
7
captive(noun, prisoner, physically, prisoners)
5
convict(noun, con, prisoners)
5
internee(noun, tough, con, convict, captive)
4
inmate(noun, prisoner, prisoners)
3
hostage(noun, tough, con, convict, captive)
3
political detainee(noun, expression, idiom)
2
detained
2
prisoner of war(noun, expression, idiom, prisoner)
1
abductee(noun, prisoner)
1
bondman
1
close prisoner(expression, idiom, prisoner)
1
con(noun, convict)
1
detenu
1
jailbird(noun, prisoners)
1
slave
0
arrested man(expression, idiom)
0
arrested person(expression, idiom)
0
bondservant
0
bondsman
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