ARRESTEES Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

arrestees

noun

plural of arrestee

as in defendants

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Noun

Following a 24-day trial, the jury found an allegation that the defendants laid in wait was true, prosecutors said.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
This meant that the Hus' complaints were justified and ― since an element of a tortious interference claim is that the defendants' conduct was unjustified ― this cause of action by RCA failed as well.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of defendants

Noun

Two suspects hit several businesses in the Fairfax District early Tuesday morning, with one suspect in police custody.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Deem fired his weapon at the suspects, but no injuries were reported, and the disturbance suspect has not been apprehended.

— Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025

Definition of suspects

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The detective-heroines (and especially the actress-detectives) in this canon are careful about how performance might be extended to social duplicity, dishonesty, and fraud—but the lady criminals of Victorian detective fiction cross this line easily.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
From 1873 to 1991, the island served as Costa Rica’s principal penitentiary, where some of the country’s worst criminals were sent to serve often short and torturous sentences.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of criminals

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Rollins is running for a job in justice, ostensibly to uphold the law and hold lawbreakers accountable.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Pinecrest police ends the Facebook post warning other neighbors in the area to stay vigilant, and for potential lawbreakers to stay far away.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026

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