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prisoner vs convict
0 Is there any difference between a prisoner and a convict? 02 br
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00 To me there's almost no difference except a convict is a person who is convicted and he/she may have just been convicted and haven't been checked into a prison, so officially not a prisoner yet. 02 br
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00 To me there's almost no difference except a convict is a person who is convicted and he/she may have just been convicted and haven't been checked into a prison, so officially not a prisoner yet. 02 br
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0 The same distinction applies at the end of the convict's imprisonment. 02 br
00 Once he has served his time, the convict is no longer a prisoner, but he is still a convict. 02 br
00 Sometimes such people are called 01 i 00 ex-convicts 02 i 00 , or, in slang, 01 i 00 ex-cons 02 i 00 . 02 br
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00 Once he has served his time, the convict is no longer a prisoner, but he is still a convict. 02 br
00 Sometimes such people are called 01 i 00 ex-convicts 02 i 00 , or, in slang, 01 i 00 ex-cons 02 i 00 . 02 br
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0 Yes, you can call them ex-prisoners. However, that term is not used very much. 02 br
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