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Recent Examples of arrestee
The arrestees were released later in the day without charges.
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Lex McMenamin, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
If no one from EMS is there, officers will then take the arrestee to the hospital.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
Both new arrestees were awaiting arraignment on felony charges in Manhattan Supreme Court Wednesday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2024
For months, the Police Department has discussed a potential pilot program in which police would retain custody of arrestees and the city would conduct virtual magistration hearings.
—Serena Lin, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Lex McMenamin, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
If no one from EMS is there, officers will then take the arrestee to the hospital.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
Both new arrestees were awaiting arraignment on felony charges in Manhattan Supreme Court Wednesday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2024
For months, the Police Department has discussed a potential pilot program in which police would retain custody of arrestees and the city would conduct virtual magistration hearings.
—Serena Lin, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrestee
Noun
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The big picture: Interim U.S. Attorney Edward Martin, who was a lawyer for Jan. 6 defendants and was appointed to his new post minutes after President Trump was sworn in, has in recent weeks publicly vowed to defend Musk and DOGE.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Sign and Release Warrants Many people don’t change their address on their licenses, which leads to a defendant potentially not receiving their mail, which in some cases may be a summons to appear for a low level offense.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Israel released more than 180 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in return, in the fifth such exchange, including some that are serving life sentences for attacks on Israelis.—
Jerome Socolovsky,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, it was decided that ICE would continue to have legal custody over the detainees in Guantanamo Bay, pending their deportation.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Cops released photos Saturday of three suspects wanted in the fatal shooting of a teenager on a Bronx street last week.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Neither the victim nor the suspect have been named.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many citizens have come to believe that for too long, the rights of criminals have trumped the rights of citizens to be safe and free from violence.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Mosby, like other progressive prosecutors, bent laws to tilt the scales of justice in favor of criminals in the name of reform.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Arrestee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrestee. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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