arrestee

noun

Definition of arresteenext
as in defendant

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Recent Examples of arrestee Later video from the confrontation showed at least one anti-Israel agitator being arrested by NYPD officers after a scuffle that ended with the arrestee being thrown to the pavement. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026 Using unique identifiers attached to each arrestee, The Post excluded a number of apparent duplicate arrests from its analysis. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026 It had been edited, presumably using generative AI, to show the arrestee as weeping uncontrollably. — Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026 Authorities arrested a person in connection with the shooting, but did not provide more information about the arrestee or the circumstances surrounding the shooting. — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arrestee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrestee
  1. defendant
  2. offender
  3. detainee
  4. suspect
  5. criminal
Noun
  • Clark said the case is likely to renew questions about how courts weigh public safety when deciding whether to release defendants before trial.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When those decisions go wrong, the cost lands on defendants, victims and anyone whose future turns on what an examiner finds.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of defendant
Noun
  • Dismissal of the charges follows 51-year-old Vem Miller’s completion of a county program that allows first-time, low-level offenders to have their criminal charges dropped and arrest records sealed after completing a set of requirements.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • If developmental science justifies treating adolescent offenders differently from adults, then that same science should also inform how Connecticut recognizes, protects, and supports adolescent victims.
    — Keith Wortz, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of offender
Noun
  • After a detainee tested positive in June, Adams County health officials requested access to the facility and to records about the case and other possible infections.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026
  • About 1,100 square feet of the building would be used for temporary holding cells and a detainee shower.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of detainee
Noun
  • San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department No information was immediately available on a suspect in the ongoing investigation.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Corado was shot when the suspect and police exchanged gunfire, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspect
Noun
  • Spencer says filmmaker Douglas wanted to very much focus mostly on the women rather than talking about the criminals.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Depending on the plan, monitoring may cover credit activity, financial accounts, investment and retirement accounts, phone takeovers, SIM swaps, utility accounts and other areas where criminals may try to use your identity.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of criminal

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“Arrestee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrestee. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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