Legal Definition and Related Resources of Inmate
Meaning of Inmate
One who lives in a place with others; an associate or mate in occupancy. Inmate of a prison is one who is being detained therein. Inmate of a bawdy- house is a female who is in a bawdy-house for the purpose of prostitution .
Inmate Alternative Definition
One who dwells in a part of another’s house, the latter dwelling, at the same time, in the said house. Kitch. Cts. 45b; Comyn, Dig. “Justices of the Peace” (B 85) ; 1 Barn. & C. 578; 8 Barn. & C. 71; 9 Barn. & C. 335; 2 Dowl. & R. 743; 2 Man. & R. 227; 4 Man. & R. 151; 2 Russ. Crimes, 937; 1 Deac. Orim. Law, 185; 2 East, P. C. 499, 605; 1 Leach, Crim. Law, 90, 237, 427; Ale. Reg. Cas. 21; 1 Man. & G. 83. See “Ledger.”
Synonyms of Inmate
noun
- captive
- captus
- convict
- dweller
- habitant
- inhabitant
- lawbreaker
- occupant
- occupier
- prisoner
- resident
- roomer
- Associated Concepts: inmate at a correctional institution
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Meaning of Inmate in Spanish
Description/ translation of inmate into Spanish: preso, recluso, penado, interno[1]
Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where inmate belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.
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- Translation of Inmate published by Antonio Peñaranda
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Legal English Vocabulary: Inmate in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term inmate into Spanish: presidiario (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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- Social Problem
- Crime
- Delinquency
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Delinquent
- Social Issues
- Crime Prevention
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