ARRESTEES Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

arrestees

noun

plural of arrestee

as in defendants

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Noun

Both Seaver and his company, Squadron Augmented Protection Services LLC, are the defendants in the lawsuit.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Unlike the January indictment, which also named Diosdado Cabello, Ramón Rodríguez Chacín and other defendants, the new charging document names only Maduro and Flores.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of defendants

Noun

Sincere Lanier, 22, is one of several offenders who allegedly stole from machines at Stella’s Place March 24 and Avenue Flower Shop and Wine Bar March 29, Oak Lawn police say.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Too often, special occasions can feel like an excuse to buy a new outfit; weddings are the worst offenders.

— Corinne Pierre-Louis, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of offenders

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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That is what makes seemingly basic personal information so useful to criminals.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Pillay, 85, received the news while attending a forum in Nuremberg, Germany, where the trials of Nazi war criminals helped lay the foundations of international law.

— Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of criminals

Noun

Yet, punishing such authoritarian lawbreakers for their domestic and international crimes is essential, in my view.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
The lawbreakers were gathered this day on a cliff and a nearby arch, a crowd of around 50 young people — 14- to 20-year-olds, mostly males.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of lawbreakers

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