"ghost prisoner" meaning in All languages combined

See ghost prisoner on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ghost prisoners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-ghost_prisoner-en-noun-2ubSxla5 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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