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ex-con

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌex-ˈcon noun [countable] informal  a criminal who has been in prison but who is now free 坐过牢的人,蹲过监狱的人
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ex-conThe disclosures have led to firings, assaults and other forms of harassment against the parolees and ex-cons.Horror stories are rife of ex-cons setting up their own security companies, with all the obvious risks that entails.At last all seems to be coming together for the ex-con who wants to go straight.
ˌex-ˈcon nounChineseSyllable
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ex-con
ˌex-ˈcon noun [countable] informal
a criminal who has been in prison but who is now free