political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a person imprisoned for their political activities or beliefs
formalCommonly used in legal, journalistic, and human rights contexts. The term often carries implications of imprisonment for dissent or opposition to government policies. In some jurisdictions, it may be considered a formal legal category distinct from ordinary criminals.
Guó国
jì际
rén人
quán权
zǔ组
zhī织
yāo要
qiú求
zhèng政
fǔ府
shì释
fàng放
suǒ所
yǒu有
zhèng政
zhì治
fàn犯
。
International human rights organizations demanded that the government release all political prisoners.
Tā他
zài在
shàng上
shì世
jì纪
bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
zhèng政
zhì治
fàn犯
，
bèi被
guān关
yā押
le了
shí十
nián年
。
He was regarded as a political prisoner in the 1980s and was imprisoned for ten years.
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Zhè这
wèi位
zuò作
jiā家
yīn因
pī批
píng评
dāng当
jú局
ér而
bèi被
dìng定
wéi为
zhèng政
zhì治
fàn犯
。
This writer was designated a political prisoner for criticizing the authorities.
Xǔ许
duō多
zhèng政
zhì治
fàn犯
zài在
yù狱
zhōng中
xiě写
xià下
le了
zhù著
míng名
de的
wén文
xué学
zuò作
pǐn品
。
Many political prisoners wrote famous literary works while in prison.