- One who is confined in a prison. - A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison
or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a
prisoner at the bar of a court.
Prisoner’s dilemma Prisoner’s dilemma is a situation developed out of game theory and used by social psychologists in the study of bargaining behaviour. In the game two suspects are caught
Prisoner of war Prisoner of war is a detained person (as defined in Articles 4 and 5 of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12 ...
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