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Recent Examples of rearrest
Noun
With a protective order, a call to 911 would result in an immediate response by officers who knew the background and there would likely be a rearrest for violating the order. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2024 Success of the transition center will be measured by the number of rearrests and missed court appearances that occur, comparing data of those who the center helped to people with similar charges released without intervention, and seeing if there is a decrease. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2023 The youth was supposed to have been sentenced last month but was missing until his rearrest. Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 15 May 2023 The judge is there to coordinate, cajole and, when necessary, coerce: If participants continue using substances or flout the mandates of the court, the judge can sanction them, including through rearrest. Ted Alcorn, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021 And even as prisons empty out, people are still being arrested — or fear rearrest. Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2023 In Texas, Knox Fitzpatrick heard of David’s rearrest. Edward Kiersh, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2023 His rearrest was ordered by Judge Tammy D. Geathers, officials said. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2023 Clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and the Israeli military broke out during and after the rearrest of the fugitives in the Jenin area. Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2021
Verb
Those who don’t leave could face rearrest under more serious charges. Hannah Fingerhut, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024 In a release Monday, CAIR-Texas welcomed the decision to rearrest Wolf. Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 2 July 2024 Those who don't leave could face rearrest under more serious charges. CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024 In recent weeks – ahead of the anniversary of Amini’s death – authorities fired and arrested teachers, musicians and activists for supporting the protest movement; threatened to rearrest some 20,000 demonstrators out on furlough; and detained family members of protesters killed by security forces. Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023 Regardless, at the urging of Gable’s lawyer, the judge ordered the state not to rearrest Gable, now 63, who remains out of custody in Kansas on federal supervision. oregonlive, 1 May 2023 Last week, Oregon Solicitor General Benjamin Gutman told the judge that the Marion County District Attorney’s Office didn’t plan to retry or reindict Gable within a 90-day deadline Acosta had set, but wanted to reserve the right to reinvestigate the case and rearrest or reindict him in the future. oregonlive, 8 May 2023 Chechen civilians were arbitrarily detained in even greater numbers; they were often discharged without their identity documents, limiting their freedom of movement and exposing them to rearrest at checkpoints. David Kortava, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022 When sheriff’s deputies went to rearrest him at his home in Lake Mary, Mr. Greenberg claimed to have explosives and threatened to harm himself, according to a deputy’s report. New York Times, 11 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearrest
Noun
  • High school students caught their 81-year-old substitute teacher viewing pornography in a classroom, leading to his arrest, according to Texas authorities and news reports.
    Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Some arrests have been made, but officials have not announced specific charges.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • During the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines from 1972 to 1986, the United States trained and funded a Philippine army that tortured, jailed, and disappeared thousands of dissidents.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Robinson was jailed after admitting contempt of court last year for continually repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee that led to the refugee and his family receiving death threats.
    David Gilbert, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • He will not be barred from voting, as Florida—where Trump now resides—defers on that to the state law where the felon was convicted, and New York allows felons to vote as long as they’re not incarcerated.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Desiree Greene, who was already incarcerated at the time of Thursday’s arrest, is facing charges of second-degree manslaughter and sale of narcotics, according to the Norwich Police Department.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Since the program's inception in 1996, less than 3 percent of RTA members have returned to prison—a sharp contrast to the roughly 40 percent that return to prison within three years—underscoring the potential of art in breaking cycles of incarceration.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • His research is focused on the effects of incarceration and looking at ways to preserve the dignity of those who, like himself, have been impacted by the criminal justice system.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Both suspects were detained, and evidence was secured, including the firearm used in the crime, Indian Head Park police said.
    Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Monday marks three years since Barnes, a 67-year-old father of two who grew up in Huntsville and most recently lived in Texas, was first detained in Russia.
    Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The measure calls for the detention of a broad group of migrants, including individuals permitted to enter the U.S. to seek asylum, if they have been accused of theft, burglary or shoplifting.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Machado's detention has further intensified global criticism of Maduro's regime.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The decision marks another significant setback for Khan, who has been imprisoned since 2023.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Mediators said Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the fighting in Gaza starting Sunday after 15 months of war and to begin exchanging dozens of hostages held there for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
    Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some of those actions don’t fall under the CRA, including Biden’s sweeping order to grant clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans released from prison and placed on home confinement during the pandemic.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Stewart donned the status symbol to her trial for lying during an insider-trading investigation, at which she was convicted and sentenced to a five-month stint in prison followed by home confinement.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024

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“Rearrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rearrest. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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