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1) (kept as) a prisoner (captive)

2) a person who takes another person prisoner (captor)

3) chains for a prisoner (fetter)

4) a number of workmen or prisoner working together; a group of criminals (gang)

5) to save (a person, thing) (from danger, disaster, attack, being held prisoner etc) (rescue)

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Meaning:
convict

a person convicted of crime and being punished

criminal

defendant

a person against whom a legal action is brought

accused

hostage

a person kept as a guarantee that demands will be met

person held captive until captor's demand is met

inmate

a person living in a prison or other institution

patient

PRISONER as in Wiktionary
PRISONER as in Wikipedia