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Definition of prisoner of conscience noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prisoner of conscience

noun

/ˌprɪznər əv ˈkɒnʃəns/

/ˌprɪznər əv ˈkɑːnʃəns/

(plural prisoners of conscience)

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a person who is kept in prison because of his or her political or religious beliefs
- The former prisoner of conscience was elected president of the new democracy.
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