prisoner's
Belonging to convict
Prisoner's is the possessive form of prisoner, indicating something belonging to or associated with a person held in captivity or confinement.
It appears in phrases like prisoner's dilemma, a famous concept in game theory where two individuals acting in their own self-interest produce a worse outcome than if they had cooperated.
A prisoner's rights are the legal protections afforded to incarcerated people.
Basic unit of life
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- cageBarred confinement structure
quarters · bunk · rations · uniform · number · belongings · contraband · jumpsuit
Justified claims to freedoms
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- pleaFormal request or defense
- defenseProtection against harm
- counselExpert guidance offered
dock · testimony · statement · appeal · sentence · parole · bail · conviction
Temporary outdoor shelter site
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
captivity · POW · Geneva Convention · detainee · internment · release · captor · liberation
Supporting bottom structure
- mentalityCharacteristic way of reasoning
- mindsetEstablished mental attitude
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- isolationComplete separation from others
trauma · despair · hope · resilience · rehabilitation · recidivism · institutionalization · adaptation
cell
Basic unit of life
cage · quarters · bunk · rations · uniform · number · belongings · contraband · jumpsuit · handcuffs
rights
Justified claims to freedoms
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- pleaFormal request or defense
- defenseProtection against harm
counsel · dock · testimony · statement · appeal · sentence · parole · bail · conviction · acquittal
camp
Temporary outdoor shelter site
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
interrogation · captivity · POW · Geneva Convention · detainee · internment · release · captor · liberation · ransom
base
Supporting bottom structure
- mentalityCharacteristic way of reasoning
- mindsetEstablished mental attitude
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
isolation · trauma · despair · hope · resilience · rehabilitation · recidivism · institutionalization · adaptation · coping
- prisoner of warDetained military personnel
- take no prisonersPursue victory without mercy
- prisoner exchangeTrading detained individuals
- political prisonerJailed for ideology
- escaped prisonerFled inmate
- prisoner swapTrading held persons between parties