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A prisoner, (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against his or her will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or by forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to those on trial or serving a prison sentence in a prison. (Wikipedia)

The voluntary surrender into captivity because of cowardice or faint - heartedness shall be punished by death or by deprivation of freedom for a term of fifteen years. (Unione Sovietica by ‎William Bradford Simons)

An Australian academic held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan has spoken out for the first time about the years he spent in captivity. (BBC News)

Earlier this year, two Europeans who managed to escape captivity reported that she was well. (BBC News)