Coprisoner

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fellow prisoner.

    "Original petition for writ of habeas corpus to obtain release from custody under sentence to five years imprisonment for aiding coprisoners in endeavors to escape from jail."

Example

More examples

"Original petition for writ of habeas corpus to obtain release from custody under sentence to five years imprisonment for aiding coprisoners in endeavors to escape from jail."

Etymology

From co- + prisoner.

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