Prisoner and Scapegoat

Prisoner

Prisoner noun - One that has been taken and held in confinement.

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Scapegoat and prisoner are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scapegoat" instead a noun "Prisoner".

Nearby Words: prison, prisoned, prisoning

Scapegoat noun - A person or thing taking the blame for others.

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Prisoner and scapegoat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prisoner" instead a noun "Scapegoat".

human	human prisoner	human scapegoat
female	female prisoner	female scapegoat
real	real prisoner	real scapegoat
unfortunate	unfortunate prisoner	unfortunate scapegoat
Other adjectives: innocent, new, political, occasional.

The Scapegoat : The Hegemony overthrew the monarchy centuries ago, but have a Puppet King who is "Crowned" from a prisoner on Death Row, dragged out occasionally to remind people why monarchy is bad, and then executed whenever the Senate can't get the actual perpetrator of something.

Source: LARP / No Flag No Country

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