arrestee

noun

Definition of arresteenext
as in defendant

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Recent Examples of arrestee In 83 of the locations, every single arrestee is reported to be an American. — Maddy Varner, Wired News, 29 May 2026 Later video from the confrontation showed at least one anti-Israel agitator being arrested by NYPD officers after a scuffle that ended with the arrestee being thrown to the pavement. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026 Using unique identifiers attached to each arrestee, The Post excluded a number of apparent duplicate arrests from its analysis. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026 It had been edited, presumably using generative AI, to show the arrestee as weeping uncontrollably. — Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arrestee
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  1. defendant
  2. offender
  3. detainee
  4. suspect
  5. criminal
Noun
  • The defendant’s attorney asked for the hearing for the judge to listen to arguments and determine whether to set bail for Guzman.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Separately, two men named as defendants in the former student’s lawsuit want the attorney general removed from the investigation.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of defendant
Noun
  • Schneider says royal ferns are known for doing this in the garden, while Jose Lopez, owner and founder of Williams Landscaping Chicago, says ostrich ferns and lady ferns are other common offenders.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Since taking office, the Governor has funded law enforcement at record levels and strengthened bail and discovery laws to hold all violent offenders accountable.
    — Kelsie Cairns , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of offender
Noun
  • The six corrections officers in late September pleaded no contest to several charges, including perjury, failure to report use of force and battery on a detainee, which are all misdemeanors.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The report found officers confused about when to record searches and detainee transport, and one ICE office had not begun using its cameras despite training.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of detainee
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  • Hours after the attack, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said authorities found the bodies of three of the suspect's close family members -- two women and a man -- inside of his home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city about 100 miles northeast of Krakow.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The suspect’s dead sibling was a young artist studying at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, which confirmed that Magdalena Oksińska was a third-year student.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of suspect
Noun
  • The trailers were recovered by police nearby, presumably after the criminals cut the locks to reveal they were each loaded with 20,000 pounds of sand.
    — Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Without changing state law, criminals can continue to be sentenced to death in California.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of criminal

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“Arrestee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrestee. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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