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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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Earlier this year, a Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge ruled that the most serious charges against four of six defendants in the shooting will be held for trial.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Merriweather’s office has dismissed about 106 homicide charges since 2020 — not including charges in which a defendant died, pleaded guilty, or wasn’t mentally competent to stand trial.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Anyone can see how many cases are filed, how much attorneys collect, and who the worst offenders are.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Punish the worst offenders by requiring them to apologize, publicly, for missing the mark.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Inspectors found that a detainee showing symptoms of TB was not isolated, posing a potential risk to others.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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When the site was quickly built, attorneys couldn’t locate their clients, and people sent to the detention camp did not appear on ICE’s detainee locator tool.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Authorities identified her husband, Stephen Bowen, as the suspect, and he was arrested on Wednesday.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The suspect has been identified as 64-year-old James Andrew Thompson, and his wife was the first to call for help, Hickory police said in an April 3 news release.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Apr. 2026
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Göring, played by Russell Crowe, is the troubling centerpiece of James Vanderbilt’s ambitious film devoted to the trial of the major Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg in 1945–1946.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Also included is a 13% increase in funding for the Department of Justice to focus on violent criminals and a $481 million increase in funding to enhance aviation safety and support an air traffic controller hiring surge.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Arrestee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrestee. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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