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rearrest

verb

Etymology

From re- + arrest.

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

Definitions

  1. To arrest again.

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

  2. A second or subsequent arrest.

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