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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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

David Peck, Pourharton’s attorney, told the Town Plan and Zoning Commission that his client’s business has created no reason for rejecting the request, noting that GG hasn’t been the scene of arrests or police activity.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
The spacing between officers tightens when arrests take place.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrest

Verb

Another suspect in the 2023 attacks, Italian anti-fascist activist Ilaria Salis, was jailed in Hungary for over a year following the assaults, resulting in a diplomatic dispute between Rome and Budapest over her treatment in detention.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Both were jailed on misdemeanor battery charges and have since been released.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of jail

Noun

The award is named after Justice Albie Sachs, a hero of the anti-apartheid movement who survived imprisonment, exile and an assassination attempt in the fight for equality in South Africa.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s top-secret doc is 174 minutes and follows Theranos founder and fraudster Elizabeth Holmes in her final days of freedom and first few weeks of imprisonment.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of imprisonment

Noun

Daniel Macallair is the executive director of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to reduce society’s reliance on incarceration.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026
Jeff Maiorca, 53, was arrested on suspicion of murder and is being held in a San Bernardino County jail without bail, according to incarceration records.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of incarceration

Verb

Terrones looked on at the black casket holding her youngest boy, the goofball who loved his family, the one who had longed for her support while she was detained.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
The 18-year -old is one of thousands of people who have been in prolonged detention after being detained by federal immigration authorities, ABC News has reported.

— Rebecca Gelpi-Ufret, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of detain

Noun

Rights and media freedom groups have separately warned of police violence, arbitrary detentions, unauthorized surveillance and threats against journalists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Kyle challenged the stop, the continued detention, and Alaniz’s use of the ALPR systems.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of detention

Verb

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s main political rival, has been imprisoned since March of last year and is on trial on corruption charges.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
The state has charged as much as $347 per day, meaning anyone who was imprisoned for a year in Connecticut racked up a tab of nearly $127,000.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

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