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Prisoner vs Hostages - What's the difference?

prisoner | hostages |

As nouns the difference between prisoner and hostages

is that prisoner is a person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence while hostages is plural of hostage.

prisoner

English

(wikipedia prisoner)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
  • Any person held against their will.
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  • *:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

    • Related terms

    * imprison * prison

    hostages

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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