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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Benjamin Song, the lead defendant in the Texas case, furthered his activist career in a leftist gun club that used the A/I Collective’s NoBlogs platform to post pro-insurrection messaging.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
Surveillance video from the Cedar Glenn complex showed Brunson, Newman, and another unnamed co-defendant jumping a fence, approaching a Chevrolet Suburban, and fleeing after being confronted by a witness.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 26 Aug. 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

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A Little Rock police incident report lists Shelton as a suspect in the theft of mail from the post office at 7401 Colonel Glenn Road, where a blue postal collection box had been broken into early Friday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
Smith said the suspect has two TikTok accounts and one Instagram account.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

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