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Recent Examples of arrestee
This show's arrestee was out of the bag.
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
Money bail became more common around the turn of the 20th century with the rise of commercial bail bonds, in which a bail bond business would front the bail money, charging the arrestee a portion of the bail amount as a fee.
—Christine Scott-Hayward, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The civil offense also affects the type of judge who will hear the case, whether an arrestee is entitled to legal representation and how quickly the Department of Homeland Security can remove someone from the United States.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
At the same time, officials will also determine if an arrestee will be detained or released throughout the removal process.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
Money bail became more common around the turn of the 20th century with the rise of commercial bail bonds, in which a bail bond business would front the bail money, charging the arrestee a portion of the bail amount as a fee.
—Christine Scott-Hayward, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The civil offense also affects the type of judge who will hear the case, whether an arrestee is entitled to legal representation and how quickly the Department of Homeland Security can remove someone from the United States.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
At the same time, officials will also determine if an arrestee will be detained or released throughout the removal process.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrestee
Noun
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Under the current law, judges must presume mental illness was a factor if a defendant with a legitimate diagnosis seeks diversion.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Coleman, Carter's co-defendant, was arrested by Murfreesboro Police SWAT officers at his home in Murfreesboro.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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The offender is described as an African-American man between 40-45 years of age, weighing 180-200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a gray/black baseball cap, a light blue shirt, gray pants, and black gym shoes.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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The Collier County deputy transferred the call to Alligator Alcatraz, where it was confirmed that the detainee had already been located and was being evaluated by the detention center’s medical staff.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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The settlement was twice as much as the county has ever paid for an in-custody suicide for a pretrial detainee, Gallagher said.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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The plot was foiled when a suspect’s mother alerted police, court documents said.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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The shootings, which police suspect were committed by one man, left one person dead and four people injured.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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This makes your accounts much harder to break into, even if a criminal gets control of your phone number.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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“Arrestee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrestee. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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