inmate's

Belonging to detainee

Inmate's is the possessive form of inmate—a person confined in a prison, hospital, or similar institution.

The possessive marks something belonging to or associated with such a person: The inmate's personal belongings were confiscated, an inmate's right to legal counsel.

The form also serves as a contraction of "inmate is" or "inmate has": The inmate's been transferred to another facility.

prison

cell

Basic unit of life

warden · jumpsuit · commissary · visitation · rights · property · belongings · bunk · yard · appeal

institutional

patient

Able to wait calmly

  • wardProtected person; division
  • facilitySkill or equipped premises
  • asylumShelter from persecution

confinement · medication · treatment · dormitory · schedule · supervisor · meals · possessions · records · discharge

legal

rights

Justified claims to freedoms

habeas · representation · hearing · complaint · grievance · testimony · statement · defense · claim · lawsuit

Opposites
institutional authority/role

inmate'swarden's

Guard supervisor's possessive

guard's · jailer's · keeper's · superintendent's · administrator's

freedom/confinement status

inmate'scitizen's

Belonging to a resident

visitor's · outsider's · civilian's

Phrases
Family

inmate, inmates

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG