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Anyone imprisoned because of their race, religion, or political views.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Defined by Peter Benenson in his article "The Forgotten Prisoners" in 1961.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
سَجِين الرَأْي
(sajīn ar-raʔy)
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Belarusian:
вя́зень сумле́ння
(vjázjenʹ sumljénnja)
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Chinese Mandarin:
良心犯
(liángxīnfàn)
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Dutch:
gewetensgevangene
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Finnish:
mielipidevanki
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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French:
prisonnier d'opinion
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Georgian:
სინდისის პატიმარი
(sindisis ṗaṭimari)
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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German:
Gefangener aus Gewissensgründen
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Hebrew:
אסיר מצפון
(asír matspún)
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Italian:
prigioniero di coscienza
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Japanese:
良心の囚人
(ryōshin no shūjin)
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Khmer:
អ្នកទោសនយោបាយ
(neak tooh nəyyoubaay)
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Korean:
양심수
(yangsimsu)
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Korean:
량심수
(ryangsimsu)
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Polish:
więzień sumienia
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Polish:
więzień polityczny
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Portuguese:
prisioneiro de consciência
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Russian:
у́зник со́вести
(úznik sóvesti)
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Scottish Gaelic:
prìosanach cogais
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Spanish:
preso de conciencia
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Swedish:
samvetsfånge
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
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Ukrainian:
в'я́зень сумлі́ння
(vʺjázenʹ sumlínnja)
— person imprisoned for their race, religion, or politics
