REARREST Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

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Noun

The casing is consistent with the same caliber of weapon that Jones had in his possession when police took him into custody, a Fort Worth Police Department homicide unit detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Ormond’s lawyers asked the judge in the case to issue an arrest warrant and to hold Ovitz in contempt.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrest

Verb

But unlike other Floridians of Cuban descent — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio — Valdes ended up defending Cuba’s socialist revolutionaries and officials who have killed, jailed, tortured, and censored numerous political enemies.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
The hanged man, John Morgan, had been jailed, tried for murder, and convicted, before escaping jail, getting apprehended, and being executed—all in ten days, Mellinger said.

— Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 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

Verb

He was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder and 25 years for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and is currently incarcerated at Tennessee's Northwest Correctional Complex.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
In some states, people who were convicted of a felony or are currently incarcerated are also restricted from voting.

— TIME Staff, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarcerate

Noun

Judge Underhill could have added to the 10 years of incarceration that the federal sentencing guidelines recommend but instead departed downward from them and shaved three years off them.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
This mandated that at least 10% of locally generated, unrestricted revenue be allocated to incarceration alternatives, advancing what was called the county’s Care First, Jails Last vision.

— Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarceration

Verb

If a student is detained or deported, college officials must try to help the student retain their eligibility for financial aid, research funding, housing stipends and other benefits the student was awarded, per the state policy.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
All five, as well as a sixth suspect detained later, were released on bail.

— Steve Hendrix, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 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

The revolution has been crushed, tens of thousands remain imprisoned, and economic hardship has broken the backs of Egyptians.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
The Other Side of the Sun is based on the experiences of its director Sabouni, who was imprisoned there, as well as four other former inmates who survived.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

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