ghost prisoner

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

ghost prisoner (plural ghost prisoners)

  1. A prisoner not included in official prison records, and not reported to the Red Cross as a detainee.

Usage notes[edit]

The term was used in connection with the scandals at Abu Ghraib Prison.

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