- inmate
n. a prison inmate
* * *['ɪnmeɪt]a prison inmate
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
inmate
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inmate — in·mate / in ˌmāt/ n: a person confined in an institution (as a prison or hospital) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. inmate … Law dictionary
Inmate — In mate ([i^]n m[=a]t ), n. [In + mate an associate.] One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger; esp., one of the occupants of an asylum, hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges in any place… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inmate — In mate , a. Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal. [R.] Inmate guests. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inmate — (n.) 1580s, one allowed to live in a house rented by another (usually for a consideration), from IN (Cf. in) inside + MATE (Cf. mate) companion. Sense of one confined to an institution is first attested 1834 … Etymology dictionary
inmate — ► NOUN ▪ a person living in an institution such as a prison or hospital. ORIGIN originally denoting a lodger or subtenant; probably from INN(Cf. ↑inn) + MATE(Cf. ↑mate) … English terms dictionary
inmate — [in′māt΄] n. [ IN 1 + MATE1] a person living with others in the same building, now esp. one confined with others in a prison or mental institution … English World dictionary
inmate — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fellow ▪ former ▪ a former inmate of an Ohio prison ▪ new ▪ young ▪ … Collocations dictionary
inmate — UK [ˈɪnˌmeɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms inmate : singular inmate plural inmates someone who is kept in a prison, mental hospital, or other institution … English dictionary
Inmate Code — About The Inmate Code= Inmate Code refers to the rules and values that have developed among prisoners inside prisons social systems.cite book |author=Clear, Todd R., Cole, George F., Resig, Michael D.|year=2006 |title=American Corrections Seventh … Wikipedia
inmate — noun Date: 1580 any of a group occupying a single place of residence; especially a person confined (as in a prison or hospital) … New Collegiate Dictionary
