REARRESTED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

rearrested

verb

past tense of rearrest

as in incarcerated

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Immigrants are also incarcerated at lower rates, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
But they cannot be criminally charged or incarcerated for possession.

— Karyn Sporer, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of incarcerated

Verb

The Belarusian opposition has welcomed Coale's efforts as an important humanitarian mission, but emphasized that Lukashenko's government has jailed more political prisoners.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Jacobs was jailed but released the following day after the Brown County District Attorney’s Office found insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges.

— Zach Powell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of jailed

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Her lengthy arrest record grew over the following years, and in 1981 she was imprisoned after robbing a convenience store.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
After crash landing on the dark world directly onto the homing beacon, EO and his crazy crew are apprehended by a gang of warrior henchmen and hauled into the throne room to face the wicked alien ruler who is imprisoned in anger and hate.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of imprisoned

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Khalil does not want to be shot at, or sought by the secret police, or detained in some for-profit gulag.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
When Diallo is nervous about check-ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Wilson goes with him and holds his car keys, in case he’s detained.

— Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of detained

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Dasha Ramírez, now 9, still remembers the day armed, uniformed Border Patrol agents arrested her family, her mother, Noemi Chavez, told the Tribune.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Federal authorities have arrested and sought to deport pro-Palestinian activists, actions that judges have deemed a First Amendment violation.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of arrested

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The term, once confined to technical science papers, has gripped Silicon Valley, steered trillions of dollars in investment and fanned fears of human displacement, or worse.

— George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
The two factors, as well as him being confined within the Disney walls for the past two years, led to Schrier’s decision to take on a new chapter as a producer.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

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The atrocities committed in Chile were similar to those in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Central America, where leftist movements and guerrillas were squashed with incredible brutality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
The four were acquitted on six charges of crimes against humanity because the judges said the prosecutors failed to prove that crimes were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack on civilians.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of committed

Verb

Police apprehended Steen shortly after the murder, weaving erratically on a bicycle with Frost’s blood on his clothes.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Demanding $250,000 but making off with a four-figure sum, he was apprehended shortly afterwards by police, whereupon the bomb did indeed go off, killing him, and cuing a tortuous, years-long FBI investigation.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of apprehended

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