until he or she is released
A political prisoner is a person who is imprisoned due to his or her political views or activism.
46664 was Nelson Mandela's prisoner number - he was prisoner number 466, imprisoned in 1964
The state of being in a prison is "imprisoned". (Verb : to imprison, to place in prison, to jail)
Aproximatly 43,785,394 Soldiers were taken prisoner by the japanese.
Prisoner
confined, caged, imprisoned, locked up, enslaved, incarcerated, ensnared, subjugated, prisoner, hostage, detainee, internee
Matthew Flinders was captured by the French on the island of Mauritius in 1803. He was kept prisoner until 1810 on the grounds that he was a spy. Therefore, he was imprisoned for about 7 years.
Prisoner of Time was created in 1998.
This refers to people imprisoned for their beliefs. It has many applications and examples, but if one is strongly committed to a principle or ideal, enough to be sent to jail for choosing to live it in defiance of political authority, he/she is a prisoner of conscience. There is also a metaphorical application, too.
John McCain was imprisoned in the "Hanoi Hilton," which was the nickname given to Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi, Vietnam. He was held there as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1973.
Valentine was taken prisoner, tortured and beheaded under orders from the Roman Emperor Claudius II Gothicus.
Joan was captured on May 23, 1430, by the Burgundians who were loyal to the British.