REARREST Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of rearrest

as in arrest

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verb

as in to jail

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Recent Examples of rearrest

Noun

Khalil, who was taken from his apartment and spent more than 100 days without charge in ICE custody, now faces the looming possibility of rearrest and deportation to Algeria or Syria. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026 The White House denied the account of the rearrest and that Miller had anything to do with it. — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026

Verb

Biddings said Harvey detectives were instructed May 22 by the state’s attorney’s office to rearrest Chapman on her June 4 court date to upgrade her charges to felony battery. — Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025 In a release Monday, CAIR-Texas welcomed the decision to rearrest Wolf. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 2 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for rearrest

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearrest

Noun

Fort Worth police did not immediately provide copies of affidavits supporting the suspects’ arrests.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
At the time of Thompson's arrest in 2024, Thompson was serving time in a federal prison on unrelated drug and gun charges.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of arrest

Noun

As part of the agreement that was previously filed in court, prosecutors dismissed the charges of tampering with evidence, unlawful imprisonment and felony homicide against Jalen Pendergrass.

— Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 31 July 2026
But even Lai, who received the harshest sentence of 20 years imprisonment, could receive visits in jail from his family shortly after he was locked up.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of imprisonment

Verb

Officials alleged that some billed Medicaid for services that were never provided, including care purportedly delivered while aides or recipients were incarcerated, hospitalized, traveling overseas, or working other jobs.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
Dawson, a long-time cannabis advocate, highlights the injustice of people still incarcerated for offenses now legal.

— Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of incarcerate

Noun

However, the Legislature had just spent a decade trying to undo California’s over-incarceration of Black and brown people, and wasn’t interested in new laws that would potentially target those very folks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Duke responds with an act of impulsive violence that leads to nearly eight years of incarceration.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Definition of incarceration

Verb

Deputies detained the suspect, later identified as Taele, and located his vehicle in the golf club's parking lot, the sheriff's department said.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Deputies detained Farinacci the same day about a half-mile from where the fire started and questioned him, but he was ultimately released, Nowels said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of detain

Noun

The detention hearing for co-defendant Dmitry Bogatiryov, 52, took place separately.

— Barbara Vitello, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Romo was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 23 on suspicion of operating while under the influence, according to a Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office arrest-detention report obtained by ABC News.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of detention

Verb

Baker and Obeidat penned a BBC News investigation on the website last year that confirmed he was imprisoned by the Assad regime.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Her earliest memories are of an underground bunker, patrolled by male guards with whips, where she was imprisoned with thirty-nine older women.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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