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Descriptor English: Prisoners
Descriptor Spanish: Prisioneros
Descriptor prisioneros
Entry term(s) cautivo
cautivos
detenido
detenidos
encarcelado
encarcelados
persona encarcelada
persona privada de libertad
personas detenidas
personas encarceladas
personas privadas de libertad
personas recluidas
preso
preso político
presos
presos políticos
prisionero político
prisioneros políticos
reclusos
rehenes
Scope note: Personas privadas de su libertad, retenidas contra su voluntad o mantenidas en confinamiento o custodia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Prisioneiros
Descriptor French: Prisonniers
Entry term(s): Detained Person
Detained Persons
Hostage
Hostages
Imprisoned Individuals
Incarcerated Individuals
Inmates
Person, Detained
Prisoner
Tree number(s): M01.729
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011329
Scope note: Persons deprived of their liberty; those held is against their will, or who are kept in confinement or custody.
Annotation: differentiate from CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; entry term HOSTAGES: coord with VIOLENCE only if particularly discussed
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
Previous Indexing: Prisons (1966-1972)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(73)
DeCS ID: 11766
Unique ID: D011329
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Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/05/31
Prisoners - Preferred
Concept UI M0017587
Scope note Persons deprived of their liberty; those held is against their will, or who are kept in confinement or custody.
Scope note Persons deprived of their liberty; those held is against their will, or who are kept in confinement or custody.
Preferred term Prisoners
Entry term(s) Imprisoned Individuals
Incarcerated Individuals
Inmates
Prisoner
Hostages - Narrower
Concept UI M0017588
Scope note Persons deprived of their liberty; those held is against their will, or who are kept in confinement or custody.
Preferred term Hostages
Entry term(s) Hostage
Detained Persons - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000764813
Preferred term Detained Persons
Entry term(s) Detained Person
Person, Detained



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