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PRONUNCIATION OF PRISON INMATE

prison inmate  [ˈprɪzən ˈɪnˌmeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRISON INMATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prison inmate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRISON INMATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prison inmate in the English dictionary

The definition of prison inmate in the dictionary is a person who is confined in a prison.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRISON INMATE


animate
ˈænɪˌmeɪt
automate
ˈɔːtəˌmeɪt
cabinmate
ˈkæbɪnˌmeɪt
checkmate
ˈtʃɛkˌmeɪt
classmate
ˈklɑːsˌmeɪt
coinmate
ˌkəʊˈɪnˌmeɪt
consummate
ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪt
diplomate
ˈdɪpləˌmeɪt
estimate
ˈɛstɪˌmeɪt
flatmate
ˈflætˌmeɪt
glutamate
ˈɡluːtəˌmeɪt
helpmate
ˈhɛlpˌmeɪt
housemate
ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt
humate
ˈhjuːˌmeɪt
inmate
ˈɪnˌmeɪt
overestimate
ˌəʊvərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt
playmate
ˈpleɪˌmeɪt
roommate
ˈruːmˌmeɪt
stalemate
ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt
underestimate
ˌʌndərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRISON INMATE

prison
prison authorities
prison camp
prison farm
prison governor
prison guard
prison officer
prison population
prison riot
prison sentence
prison van
prison visitor
prison warder
prison yard
prisoner
prisoner of conscience
prisoner of war
prisoner´s base
prisonment
prisonous

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRISON INMATE

amate
approximate
climate
continental climate
fellow inmate
formate
guesstimate
illegitimate
inanimate
intimate
legitimate
mate
penultimate
primate
proximate
remate
seatmate
soul mate
team-mate
ultimate

Synonyms and antonyms of prison inmate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prison inmate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRISON INMATE

Find out the translation of prison inmate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prison inmate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prison inmate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

监狱囚犯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

interno de la prisión
570 millions of speakers

English

prison inmate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जेल कैदी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سجين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тюрьма заключенный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

presidiário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জেলখানার সহকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détenu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penghuni penjara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gefängnisinsasse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

囚人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수감자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tahanan tahanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tù nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறை கைதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुरुंगात कैदी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hapishane tutuklu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carcere detenuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

więzienie więzień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в´язниця в´язень
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deținut închisoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυλακισμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevangenis inwoner
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fängelse fånge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fange
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prison inmate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRISON INMATE»

The term «prison inmate» is regularly used and occupies the 65.036 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRISON INMATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prison inmate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRISON INMATE»

Discover the use of prison inmate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prison inmate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Psychological Classification of the Adult Male Prison Inmate
Describes and examines five psychological systems for classifying adult male prison inmates: Warren's I-level; Megargee's MMPI-Based Criminal Classification System; Hunt's Conceptual Level; Quay's Adult Internal Management System; and the ...
Patricia Van Voorhis, 1994
2
Letters to a Prison Inmate - Volume One
The author now hopes that the self-knowledge con-tained in these 2 volumes shall free many addicts from their addictions. If so, these 2 volumes constitute one of the most important self-help works ever written.
Edward N. Haas, 2005
3
Letters to a Prison Inmate - Volume Two
The author now hopes that the self-knowledge con-tained in these 2 volumes shall free many addicts from their addictions. If so, these 2 volumes constitute one of the most important self-help works ever written.
Edward N. Haas, 2005
4
Behind Bars: Readings on Prison Culture
Seeking to answer the question "what is it really like to be a prison inmate?" this book presents easy to read, timely and diverse overviews of many of the most critical aspects of correctional culture and life.
Richard A. Tewksbury, 2006
5
The Inmate Prison Experience
This collection of articles deals with one component of corrections--the inmate prison experience. By "inmate prison experience" the authors mean the impact of prison on inmates. How does living in prison affect people?
Mary K. Stohr, Craig Hemmens, 2004
6
Living Inside Prison Walls: Adjustment Behavior
In this first chapter, an attempt is made to paint a portrait of the "typical" prison inmate. Before proceeding with a profile of incarcerated persons, however, a caveat is in order. For decades scholars of the inmate society have written of the prison ...
Victoria R. DeRosia, 1998
7
The Myth of Prison Rape: Sexual Culture in American Prisons
The Myth of Prison Rape provides a nuanced glimpse into the complex sexual dynamics of American prison.
Mark S. Fleisher, Jessie L. Krienert, 2009
8
Prison Sex: Practice and Policy
Understandings of the micro-level operations of correctional institutions are the world of the prison inmate. Inmates, obviously, live very differently from their counterparts in free society. Prison inmates live in a "total institution" (Goffman, 1961).
Christopher Hensley, 2002
9
The Prison: Policy and Practice
But at another point he explains "sociological ignorance" as due to the fact that " academic students of prison-inmate life are disproportionately in contact with ' front office politicians' who are the most articulate spokesmen of antistaff values"  ...
Gordon Hawkins, 1976
10
Measuring Offender Risk: A Criminal Justice Sourcebook
Green was a prison inmate who filed 600-700 lawsuits on behalf of himself and other inmates during the 1970s. The courts consistently found his suits to be " frivolous, irresponsible, and unmeritorious," and one court even suggested that ...
Dean J. Champion, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRISON INMATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prison inmate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
FDLE investigating Wakulla prison inmate death
The Florida Department of Corrections is investigating the death of a Wakulla County prison inmate. Jose Santana, 45, died Sunday at Wakulla ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
2
Prison inmate dies of illness
A. Chidambaram (92) of Thalaiyuthu in Tirunelveli district, an inmate of the Coimbatore Central Prison, died of illness at Coimbatore Medical ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
Mt Eden Prison inmate's mum: Extortion a 'day of torture'
Labour MP Kelvin Davis has added extortion to the list of allegations he is making about what is happening inside Mt Eden Prison. A woman ... «3News NZ, Jul 15»
4
Prison inmate is accused of stabbing officer
Police say an inmate stabbed a corrections officer with a makeshift nail at a northeast Philadelphia prison where the pope is planning a ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Colorado prison inmate escapes in dump truck, captured in Kansas
TRINIDAD, Colo. - A Colorado prison inmate escaped from an outside work crew in a dump truck Thursday afternoon and was captured about ... «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»
6
Inmate dies at medium security prison
TORRINGTON, Wyo. (AP) - Officials with the state Department of Corrections say a Wyoming prison inmate has died after a brief illness. «KULR-TV, Jul 15»
7
Inmate's parents hire lawyers to investigate death
Lawyers have been hired by the parents of a prison inmate whose death is at the centre of a prison violence scandal with a view to laying a ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
8
Lebanon County prison inmate's death under investigation
(Lebanon) -- Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding last month's death of an inmate at Lebanon County ... «witf.org, Jul 15»
9
Pregnant prison inmate sues for the right to have an abortion
According to AL.com, the woman - known only as Jane Doe in the federal lawsuit - knew she was pregnant before she was arrested and had ... «Closer, Jul 15»
10
New Mexico prison inmate program restoring bicycles
New Mexico prison inmate program restoring bicycles. Published 1:23 PM MDT Jul 21, 2015. NEXT STORY. TMZ: Bobbi Kristina Brown dead at 22. Text Size ... «KOAT Albuquerque, Jul 15»

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