arrestee

noun

ar·​rest·​ee ə-ˌre-ˈstē How to pronounce arrestee (audio)
: a person who is under arrest

Examples of arrestee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During police briefings, superiors and officers would mockingly ask Limon to pronounce arrestees’ names, according to the lawsuit. Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024 Now more is known about how police tracked down the arrestee. Keith Daniels, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024 Related article Former Mississippi officer charged after allegedly forcing arrestee to lick urine off floor Green responded to a disturbance at a Sam’s Club on December 23, 2023, and arrested a man, according to the complaint. Jade Gordon, CNN, 13 June 2024 Some of the arrestees started a protest in Union Square Park before marching to the W. 27th St. campus. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for arrestee 

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Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of arrestee was in 1944

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“Arrestee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrestee. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

arrestee

noun
ar·​res·​tee ə-ˌres-ˈtē How to pronounce arrestee (audio)
: a person who is or was under arrest

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