unarrest

verb

Etymology

From un- + arrest.

  1. derived from *steh₂-
  2. derived from ad-
  3. derived from *arrestō
  4. derived from areste
  5. inherited from arest
  6. prefixed as unarrest — “un + arrest

Definitions

  1. To release (an arrested person) from custody.

    • They were subsequently unarrested and released into their parents’ custody on Friday evening.
  2. The act of cancelling an arrest.

    • However, it has been suggested to the Committee that police will not utilise this power because there will be a fear of the "unarrest" being used as evidence of a wrongful arrest.
    • Several unarrests, and only two total successful arrests, occurred at the Navy Memorial.
    • These long stops essentially consist of a form of illegal, undocumented arrest, an investigation, and an “unarrest”—a wholly unconstitutional process.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA