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捕虜 — meaning in English

horyo

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English meaning

  • prisoner noun Someone locked up in prison, whether awaiting trial or serving a sentence.

Senses

捕虜 is used for these senses in English:

  • internee One who is imprisoned or otherwise confined.
  • prisoner A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
  • prisoner of war A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. [from early 17th c.]

prisoner — full definition

  1. noun Someone locked up in prison, whether awaiting trial or serving a sentence.
  2. noun Anyone held against their will, not necessarily in a jail.
  3. noun Figuratively, someone who feels trapped by their circumstances.

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