arrestee

noun

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

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The lawsuit, initially filed by former arrestee Darryl Dunsmore, already has prompted Martinez to pledge to make county jails compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 House Bill 1566, authored by Hatcher, would prohibit a judge from requiring an arrestee to pay bail as a condition of pretrial release unless the arrestee is a flight risk or danger, charged with murder or treason, on pretrial release for another case or on probation, parole or supervision. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 Law enforcement officials generally do not ask people who have been arrested to provide their identity and officials instead depend on their own subjective perception while filling out official forms and affidavits concerning an arrestee, the attorneys said. Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025 Trump’s new Administration is poised to alter existing guidelines so that even more arrestees can enter deportation proceedings. Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025 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 14 Mar. 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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