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1 prisoner
noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) fangi -
2 prisoner of war
plural - prisoners of war a member of the armed forces captured in a war.) stríðsfangi -
3 hold prisoner
(to (capture and) confine (a person) against his will: Many soldiers were killed and the rest taken prisoner; She was kept prisoner in a locked room.) taka til fanga, halda í fangelsi -
4 political prisoner
(a person who has been imprisoned for political reasons and not for any crime.) pólitískur fangi -
5 prison
['prizn](a building in which criminals are kept; a jail: He was sent to prison; He is in prison.) fangelsi- prisoner- prisoner of war
- take
- keep
- hold prisoner -
6 bar
1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) aflangt stykki, stöng2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) rönd, rák3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) slá, slagbrandur4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) bar, barborð5) (a public house.) bar, vínveitingastaður6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) taktur, taktstrik7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) hindrun8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) dómgrindur2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) stengja2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) útiloka, hindra3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) hindra3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) nema, að frátöldum- barmaid- barman
- bar code -
7 captive
['kæptiv] 1. noun(a prisoner: Two of the captives escaped.) fangi2. adjective(kept prisoner: captive soldiers; The children were taken/held captive.) fanginn, í haldi- captor
- capture 3. noun1) (the act of capturing.) handtaka, föngun2) (something caught: A kangaroo was his most recent capture.) fang, fangi, veiði -
8 fetter
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9 jury
['‹uəri]plural - juries; noun1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) kviðdómur2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) dómnefnd•- juror- juryman -
10 plead
[pli:d]past tense, past participles - pleaded; verb1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') lÿsa sig sekan/saklausan2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) flytja mál3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) sárbæna -
11 ransom
['rænsəm] 1. noun(a sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner: They paid a ransom of $40,000; ( also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.) lausnargjald2. verb1) (to pay money etc to free (someone).) borga lausnargjald2) (to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) halda í gíslingu og krefjast lausnargjalds• -
12 amok
[ə'mok]run amok / amuck to rush about madly, attacking everybody and everything: The prisoner ran amok and killed two prison officers.) -
13 at large
1) ((of prisoners etc) free: Despite the efforts of the police, the escaped prisoner is still at large.) sem leikur lausum hala2) (in general: the country / the public at large.) almennt -
14 bail
I 1. [beil] noun(a sum of money which is given to a court of law to get an untried prisoner out of prison until the time of his trial, and which acts as security for his return: bail of $500.) trygging- bail out2. See also:- bale outII [beil] noun(one of the cross-pieces laid on the top of the wicket in cricket.) þverprikIII see bale II -
15 bond
[bond]1) (something used for tying (especially a person): They released the prisoner from his bonds.) hlekkir, band2) (something that unites or joins people together: a bond of friendship.) tilfinningabönd• -
16 break out
1) (to appear or happen suddenly: War has broken out.) brjótast út, bresta á2) (to escape (from prison, restrictions etc): A prisoner has broken out (noun breakout).) brjótast út -
17 captivity
noun (a state of being a prisoner, caged etc: animals in captivity in a zoo.) fangavist, hald; ánauð, ófrelsi -
18 chain
[ ein] 1. noun1) (a series of (especially metal) links or rings passing through one another: The dog was fastened by a chain; She wore a silver chain round her neck.) keðja2) (a series: a chain of events.) röð2. verb(to fasten or bind with chains: The prisoner was chained to the wall.) hlekkja- chain store -
19 condemned cell
(a cell for a prisoner under sentence of death.) dauðaklefi -
20 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) greifi- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) telja2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) telja3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) skipta máli4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) telja, álíta2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) telja2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) kæruatriði3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
- out for the count
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