arrest
verb (used with object)
to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody.
rearrest
-
a word derived from
arrest.
Example Sentences
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Venezuela’s attorney general tried to justify Mr. Guanipa’s rearrest, arguing he had violated the terms of his release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Friday morning, almost certainly planning to rearrest him.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2025
A Higher Court judge ordered his rearrest but by then he had left the country.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
Mr. Smirnov’s lawyer, David Chesnoff, explained that Mr. Smirnov was at his office at the time of his rearrest because he was eager to begin preparing his defense.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
“Then,” I said, “you must simply rearrest me after I walk through those gates.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
