political prisoner

political prisoner
A person imprisoned for no other reason than his political views or political activism
See Also: prisoner of conscience

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  • political prisoner — political prisoners N COUNT A political prisoner is someone who has been imprisoned for criticizing or disagreeing with their own government …   English dictionary

  • political prisoner — ► NOUN ▪ a person imprisoned for their political beliefs or actions …   English terms dictionary

  • political prisoner — index hostage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Political prisoner — A political prisoner is someone held in prison or otherwise detained, perhaps under house arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity.ControversySome understand the term political prisoner narrowly, equating it with the term Prisoner …   Wikipedia

  • political prisoner — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms political prisoner : singular political prisoner plural political prisoners someone who is sent to prison by their own government because it does not approve of their beliefs or actions …   English dictionary

  • political prisoner — noun someone who is imprisoned because of their political views • Hypernyms: ↑prisoner, ↑captive …   Useful english dictionary

  • political prisoner — /pəˈlɪtɪkəl prɪzənə/ (say puh litikuhl prizuhnuh) noun a person imprisoned for political acts or for his or her expression of political opposition to the government …  

  • political prisoner — po.lit.ical prisoner n someone who is in prison because they have opposed or criticized the government of their own country …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • political prisoner — po,litical prisoner noun count someone who is sent to prison by their own government because it does not approve of their beliefs or actions …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • political prisoner — noun a person imprisoned for their political beliefs or actions …   English new terms dictionary

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