ARRESTEE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

arrestee

noun

Definition of arrestee

as in defendant

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Recent Examples of arrestee 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 Authorities arrested a person in connection with the shooting, but did not provide more information about the arrestee or the circumstances surrounding the shooting. — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arrestee

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Noun

In this case, because the families of the victims and the defendant are intertwined, competing interests may interfere with consensus.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Hayes entered Alford pleas in May 2024, a type of guilty plea in which a defendant does not admit guilt.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of defendant

Noun

At the same hearing, a fifth defendant, Subhan Ahmed, 18, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assisting an offender.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Hisbah members also face widespread allegations of rights abuses in their enforcement operations, including subjecting offenders to dehumanizing punishments such as public beatings or shaming.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of offender

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If the detainee requires a higher level of medical care, they are referred to local emergency services as needed, the spokesperson said.

— Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Yiannopoulos has been detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement online detainee records show.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of detainee

Noun

Two people were stabbed, one fatally, near Times Square on Monday afternoon, with responding authorities shooting and killing the female suspect, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
Anderson, who long had been considered a suspect in Shakur’s killing, denied involvement before his death in an unrelated Compton shooting in 1998 at age 23.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

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