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ghost prisoner

ghost prisoner noun: a prisoner not included in official prison records, and not reported to the Red Cross as a detainee.

Noun

ghost prisoner (plural ghost prisoners)

  1. (US) A prisoner not included in official prison records, and not reported to the Red Cross as a detainee.

Forms of ghost prisoner

pluralghost prisoners

Questions about ghost prisoner

What does ghost prisoner mean?
Ghost prisoner means a prisoner not included in official prison records, and not reported to the Red Cross as a detainee.
What part of speech is ghost prisoner?
Ghost prisoner is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost prisoner?
The plural of ghost prisoner is ghost prisoners.

Words near ghost prisoner in the dictionary

  1. ghost plants
  2. ghost population
  3. ghost populations
  4. ghost post
  5. ghost posts
  6. ghost prisoner
  7. ghost prisoners
  8. ghost project
  9. ghost ramp
  10. ghost ramps
  11. ghost restaurant

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