abductees

noun

plural of abductee
as in arrestees

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  1. convicts
  2. prisoners
Noun
  • After a career spent playing convicts and criminals, the opportunity was appealing to Trejo.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Aiming to make the race to succeed Tillis a referendum on crime, Republicans have run ads claiming that Democratic nominee Roy Cooper went easy on convicts during his two terms in the governor’s mansion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of convicts
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  • Constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment prohibit deliberate indifference to prisoners’ medical needs.
    — Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Offering the Black Panther salute in tribute to the six Black prisoners found dead at Attica Prison, during the funeral held in Brooklyn.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of prisoners
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“Abductees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abductees. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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