What does inmate mean?

Definitions for inmate
ˈɪnˌmeɪtin·mate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inmatenoun

    one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

  2. inpatient, inmatenoun

    a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated

  3. convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbirdnoun

    a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

Wiktionary

  1. inmatenoun

    A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient)

  2. inmatenoun

    A person who occupies or dwells within a dwelling-house. The word came to be used to refer to temporary inhabitants such as guests in a hotel, students in an on-campus dormitory, patients in a hospital, or prisoners.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inmatenoun

    Inmates are those that be admitted to dwell for their money jointly with another man, though in several rooms of his mansion-house, passing in and out by one door. John Cowell

    Etymology: in and mate.

    So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd
    In serpent, inmate bad! And toward Eve
    Address'd his way. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. ix.

    There he dies, and leaves his race
    Growing into a nation; and now grown,
    Suspected to a sequent king, who seeks
    To stop their overgrowth, as inmate guests
    Too numerous. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xii.

    Home is the sacred refuge of our life,
    Secur'd from all approaches but a wife:
    If thence we fly, the cause admits no doubt,
    None but an inmate foe could force us out. John Dryden, Aur.

Wikipedia

  1. inmate

    A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison.

ChatGPT

  1. inmate

    An inmate is an individual confined or housed in a controlled or restricted environment such as a prison, jail, or other correctional facility, typically as punishment for crimes they have been convicted of. This term can also refer to someone living in a hospital, dormitory, or any shared living space utilization due to specific circumstances.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inmatenoun

    one who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a fellow lodger; esp.,one of the occupants of an asylum, hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges in any place or dwelling

  2. Inmateadjective

    admitted as a dweller; resident; internal

  3. Etymology: [In + mate an associate.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Inmate

    in′māt, n. one who lodges in the same house with another: a lodger: one received into a hospital, &c.—adj. dwelling in the same place.

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Anagrams for inmate »

  1. taimen

  2. Tamien

  3. etamin

  4. tamein

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inmate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inmate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of inmate in a Sentence

  1. The IG report:

    One particular concern was the potential for an inmate to use a religious leadership role to engage in prohibited activities or as a method to obtain power and influence among the inmate population.

  2. Michael Skelly:

    To run our jails effectively, efficiently and safely, you need to have optimal staffing levels. You need to hire staff to maintain optimal staffing levels, everything that happens through our jails in terms of care, custody and control, inmate services, safety and security runs through staffing levels.

  3. Mike Dominguez:

    It will not shock me to hear that the County Administration and Sheriff have let an inmate out as a result of this mandate that causes harm to our community or innocent citizens of our community. I truly feel for our innocent community members who are concerned and who this will ultimately affect.

  4. Sheriff Laurie Smith:

    It looks like one inmate brushed up against another and then the fight was on with fists, you can see a lot of fist fighting going on in the video. The inmates are spread throughout the pod.

  5. Sheriff Favro:

    Obviously, an inmate of this type of risk that's gone through this type of stress, this type of pressure, we're going to want to keep a close eye on.

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