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dearrest

verb

Etymology

From de- + arrest.

  1. derived from *steh₂-✻
  2. derived from ad-
  3. derived from *arrestō✻
  4. derived from areste
  5. inherited from arest
  6. prefixed as dearrest — “de + arrest”

Definitions

  1. To release (a person) from arrest.

    • There is a question mark over how disruptive that was, in the great scheme of things, but it was enough for the police to arrest and handcuff him, later to de-arrest him on the understanding that he would be questioned in the future.

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