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

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Fewer than one in three arrestees were charged with any offense, and most of those were for minor infractions like jaywalking, littering, and blocking sidewalks. V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 The oldest arrestee appears to be one Noah Cohen, who just turned 57. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2024 Among the Indiana arrestees, 21 have been sentenced. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024 The arrestees were released later in the day without charges. Lex McMenamin, Them, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arrestee 

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 1 Feb. 2025.

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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