noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ virtual
▪
Without a wheelchair, she is a virtual ~ in her own home.
▪ political
▪ life ( esp. BrE ), long-term ( BrE )
▪ short-term ( BrE )
▪ remand ( BrE )
▪ condemned , convicted ( esp. BrE )
▪ death-row
▪ escaped
▪ captured ( esp. AmE )
▪ released
▪ model
▪
He was a model ~, and was released after serving only half of his five-year sentence.
▪ fellow
▪
They were allowed only limited contact with their fellow ~s.
VERB + PRISONER
▪ capture , take
▪
They had captured over 100 ~s.
▪ detain , hold , incarcerate ( esp. AmE )
▪
Over 2 million ~s are currently incarcerated in the US.
▪ free , release
▪ rehabilitate
▪ execute
PHRASES
▪ hold sb ~ , keep sb ~
▪
They were kept ~ in a basement room for eight months.
▪ a ~ of conscience
▪
The former ~ of conscience was elected president of the new democracy.
▪ a ~ of war
▪ be taken ~
▪
Many soldiers were taken ~.