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rearrest

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A second or subsequent arrest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To arrest again.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The police rearrested the suspect after finding new evidence linking him to the crime.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English arrest English rearrest From re- + arrest.