: any of a group occupying a single place of residence
especially
: a person confined (as in a prison or hospital)
Examples of inmate in a Sentence
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The jail’s inmate population stood at 1,137 as of Friday, according to the sheriff’s department’s website.
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Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
Two correctional officers were trying to handcuff inmate Brandon S. Keen, but Keen resisted, retrieved the weapon and stabbed one officer twice and sliced another officer’s hand, according to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday at 3:27 p.m., staff at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, Calif., witnessed Flores being stabbed by another inmate on the recreation yard, a spokesperson for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Dorsey’s arguments for clemency were unconvincing for Gov. Mike Parson, who said in a statement Monday the state would carry out the inmate’s death sentence as ordered by the Missouri Supreme Court.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The prison, which has just more than 1,000 inmates, is located about 90 miles south of Mar-a-Lago.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Daniel Whaley showed two inmates how to remove the bees from their hives with smoke and to check if the combs had honey ready for harvesting.
—Alicia Devine, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
However, the subsequent requests of four of his fellow inmates and plaintiffs were denied March 14, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Since 1978, the nonprofit has been busing friends and families of inmates to Virginia prisons at nominal sums.
—Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
Two correctional officers were trying to handcuff inmate Brandon S. Keen, but Keen resisted, retrieved the weapon and stabbed one officer twice and sliced another officer’s hand, according to a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
On Wednesday at 3:27 p.m., staff at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, Calif., witnessed Flores being stabbed by another inmate on the recreation yard, a spokesperson for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Dorsey’s arguments for clemency were unconvincing for Gov. Mike Parson, who said in a statement Monday the state would carry out the inmate’s death sentence as ordered by the Missouri Supreme Court.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The prison, which has just more than 1,000 inmates, is located about 90 miles south of Mar-a-Lago.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Daniel Whaley showed two inmates how to remove the bees from their hives with smoke and to check if the combs had honey ready for harvesting.
—Alicia Devine, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
However, the subsequent requests of four of his fellow inmates and plaintiffs were denied March 14, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024
Since 1978, the nonprofit has been busing friends and families of inmates to Virginia prisons at nominal sums.
—Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
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inmate
noun
in·mate
ˈin-ˌmāt 
: a member of a group living in a single residence
especially
: a person kept in an institution (as a hospital or prison)
Medical Definition
inmate
noun
in·mate
ˈin-ˌmāt
: one of a group occupying a single place of residence
especially
: a person confined (as in a psychiatric hospital) especially for a long time
Legal Definition
inmate
noun
in·mate
ˈin-ˌmāt
: a person confined in an institution (as a prison or hospital)
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