: any of a group occupying a single place of residence
especially
: a person confined (as in a prison or hospital)
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Kelly alleged earlier this month in a filing requesting temporary furlough that a fellow inmate, Mikeal Glenn Stine, who is a leader of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood group, told the singer prison staff had enlisted him to kill Kelly.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Kelly's attorney, Beau B. Brindley, alleged that Kelly's inmate, Mikeal Glenn Stine, was asked to kill Kelly.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 17 June 2025
Davis was convicted on counts of battery by a prisoner and challenging someone to a fight in April after an altercation with another inmate.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Kelly alleged earlier this month in a filing requesting temporary furlough that a fellow inmate, Mikeal Glenn Stine, who is a leader of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood group, told the singer prison staff had enlisted him to kill Kelly.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Kelly's attorney, Beau B. Brindley, alleged that Kelly's inmate, Mikeal Glenn Stine, was asked to kill Kelly.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 17 June 2025
Davis was convicted on counts of battery by a prisoner and challenging someone to a fight in April after an altercation with another inmate.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inmate. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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inmate
noun
in·mate
ˈin-ˌmāt 
: a member of a group living in a single residence
especially
: a person kept in an institution (as a hospital or prison)
Medical Definition
inmate
noun
in·mate
ˈin-ˌmāt
: one of a group occupying a single place of residence
especially
: a person confined (as in a psychiatric hospital) especially for a long time
Legal Definition
inmate
noun
in·mate
ˈin-ˌmāt
: a person confined in an institution (as a prison or hospital)
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