arrestee

noun

Definition of arresteenext
as in defendant

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Recent Examples of arrestee Law enforcement officials generally do not ask people who have been arrested to provide their identity and officials instead depend on their own subjective perception while filling out official forms and affidavits concerning an arrestee, the attorneys said. — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025 Trump’s new Administration is poised to alter existing guidelines so that even more arrestees can enter deportation proceedings. — Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025 Fewer than one in three arrestees were charged with any offense, and most of those were for minor infractions like jaywalking, littering, and blocking sidewalks. — V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 The oldest arrestee appears to be one Noah Cohen, who just turned 57. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for arrestee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrestee
  1. defendant
  2. detainee
  3. suspect
  4. criminal
Noun
  • The sheriff’s office will stop accepting new defendants April 1.
    — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
  • That defendant’s lawyer was David Yannetti, who famously represents Karen Read in her murder case in Norfolk County Superior Court and who represented the last two defendants called on Friday in this case.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of defendant
Noun
  • The Trump administration has faced funding and infrastructure hurdles, and even looked to hold detainees in Guantanamo Bay — a plan that has also faced legal challenges.
    — Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The judge indicated a willingness to revisit the issue if and when the government sends more detainees to Guantanamo.
    — Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of detainee
Noun
  • Investigators said Borom was pronounced dead by emergency medical services and that police have identified a suspect, who is also an inmate at the medium-security facility in Hagerstown.
    — Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Citing investigators, Kyodo News reported that both the influencer and the suspect had already spoken with police outside of Tokyo regarding the dispute.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of suspect
Noun
  • The film follows an American student (Seberg) in Paris who loves a dangerous criminal (Belmondo) obsessed with Humphrey Bogart.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The company entices the criminal to click on a tracking link, which provides information about their location.
    — Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of criminal

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“Arrestee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrestee. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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