arrestee

noun

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

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For example, a 2020 study published in the highly regarded Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences used data from the Texas Department of Public Safety, which checks and records the immigration status of all state arrestees, to examine felony arrest rates among various groups. Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Additional details about the arrestees were not disclosed by police Wednesday. Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024 On top of that, the government would need to spend $7 billion per year to conduct the arrests, $12.6 billion per year to carry out legal processing for arrestees and an average of $2.1 billion to remove these immigrants from the country. Jamelle Bouie, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024 The school issued interim suspensions to student arrestees in May, and lifted the suspensions on a case-by-case basis as students appealed. Victoria Le, Orange County Register, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arrestee 

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Nov. 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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