take+prisoner
31Prisoner's Motion — The Prisoner s Motion is an extremely rare procedural move used in the U.S. House of Representatives by the minority party against the Speaker of the House. It has only been used once in the history of the United States Congress. Origins The… …
32prisoner — [[t]prɪ̱zənə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ prisoners 1) N COUNT A prisoner is a person who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime that they have committed. The committee is concerned about the large number of prisoners sharing cells. Syn: inmate 2) N COUNT …
33prisoner — pris|on|er [ prıznər ] noun count *** 1. ) someone who is in prison as punishment for a crime: Federal marshals will escort the prisoners to the scene of the crime. a ) someone who is being kept in a prison during a war, or for political reasons …
34take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …
35take — takable, takeable, adj. taker, n. /tayk/, v., took, taken, taking, n. v.t. 1. to get into one s hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 2. to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book …
36prisoner — noun (C) 1 someone who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime: The prisoners are allowed an hour s exercise every day. 2 someone who is taken by force and kept somewhere, for example during a war: enemy prisoners | political prisoners |… …
37take — I UK [teɪk] / US verb Word forms take : present tense I/you/we/they take he/she/it takes present participle taking past tense took UK [tʊk] / US past participle taken UK [ˈteɪkən] / US *** 1) [transitive] to move something or someone from one… …
38take — [[t]teɪk[/t]] v. took, tak•en, tak•ing, n. 1) to get into one s hands or possession by voluntary action: Take the book, please[/ex] 2) to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a child by the hand[/ex] 3) to get into one s possession or control by force… …
39Prisoner rights in the United States — Rights = A right is the legal or moral entitlement to do or refrain from doing something or to obtain or refrain from obtaining an action, thing or recognition in civil society. Prisoners Prisoner may refer to one of the following: * A person… …
40take in — transitive verb Date: circa 1515 1. to draw into a smaller compass < take in the slack of a line >: a. furl b. to make (a garment) smaller by enlarging seams or tucks 2. a. to receive as a guest or lodger b. to give shelter to c. to take to a… …
