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

Mullin replied that his department was in lockstep with the president’s team and boasted that arrests and deportations were rising.

— David Nakamura, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
Brown’s wife was Bruneau’s best friend at the time of the victim’s death, and both women worked as flight attendants for Braniff Airlines, a Grapevine police detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit filed in June.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of arrest

Noun

Violating the ban on tattooing the head, face or neck is a misdemeanor offense under state law that carries penalties of a fine of up to $2,500 and/or imprisonment for up to one year if convicted.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 17 July 2026
After his conviction was vacated, Broadwater sued the state of New York for wrongful imprisonment.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

Definition of imprisonment

Verb

Creech, 75, has been incarcerated for more than 50 years, most of them on death row, for the murder of three men — one a fellow prisoner.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026
The new restriction builds on an earlier Missouri law enacted in 2023 that prohibited the Department of Corrections from providing gender-transition surgeries to incarcerated people.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Definition of incarcerate

Noun

His spouse, Marie Castro Fiallos, told the federal court her husband’s incarceration has been devastating for their children.

— Lauren Villagran, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
According to Evans, Holmes has maintained a spotless disciplinary record during her three years of incarceration.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of incarceration

Verb

Chen, who was living in Boston and has a college-age son, is the only American currently held in China designated as wrongfully detained, the non-profit said.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The policy guidance applies to agents under Enforcement and Removal Operations, the branch of ICE that detains and ultimately deports undocumented immigrants.

— Philip Wang, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of detain

Noun

Amid the confinement and the sadness of being away from his family, soccer allowed Ayón to forge great friendships like the one with Andrade, who spent a year and a half in immigration detention at the same center, McFarland’s Central Valley Annex.

— Albinson Linares, NBC news, 18 July 2026
Federal authorities have subjected record numbers of immigrants to mandatory detention, including in inhuman and degrading conditions, while gutting internal oversight mechanisms.

— Minky Worden, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of detention

Verb

He also was denied medical treatment despite developing infections and other health complications while imprisoned.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
She was subsequently imprisoned for several months on charges of opposing the government of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

— News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026

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