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A citizen whose current address is decided entirely by a judge.
means A person confined in a prison, jail, or other institution, usually against their will.
from From the 16th-century German 'inmann' via 'in' plus 'mate' — literally a lodger sharing someone's house, before walls and bars got involved.
Original meaningA tenant or houseguest, no crime required.
Asylum overlapLong used for mental hospital residents too.
Modern shiftMany systems now prefer 'incarcerated person.'