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Recent Examples of arrestee
The law also requires that when an arrest is made, charges must be filed within 48 hours, or the arrestee must be released.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
Nurses now determine if arrestees should be sent to the hospital within 10 minutes of arrival or monitor them if needed in a separate medical screening room.
—Christopher Damien, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2025
For years, San Diego County deputies have been accused of placing arrestees into housing that is not appropriate for their condition, or of failing to properly monitor people in custody.
—Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
The alleged victim and another witness who spoke with deputies declined to press charges against either arrestee, per the arrest report.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
Nurses now determine if arrestees should be sent to the hospital within 10 minutes of arrival or monitor them if needed in a separate medical screening room.
—Christopher Damien, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2025
For years, San Diego County deputies have been accused of placing arrestees into housing that is not appropriate for their condition, or of failing to properly monitor people in custody.
—Kelly Davis, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
The alleged victim and another witness who spoke with deputies declined to press charges against either arrestee, per the arrest report.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrestee
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Prosecutors and the defense team have been carefully treading the Molineux rule, which generally prohibits using evidence of a defendant’s prior bad behavior to prove their propensity to commit the charges in question.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Orders included a decision to hear an Alabama capital murder case in which a defendant was convicted and sentenced to death for a murder in 1997.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
Noun
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According to Nice, Gomes Da Silva was subsequently detained for four nights in cells that are intended to hold detainees for hours before being transferred.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Officers themselves are not in agreement on how detainees should be treated.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The suspect, who was killed in a gunfight with police, had pledged support for ISIS, according to investigators.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
8 June 2025
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The suspect in a Boulder, Colorado, attack on a gathering to support Israeli hostages in Gaza is due in federal court in an initial appearance on a hate crime charge.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Or even those Californians, such as many in San Francisco and Los Angeles, who are just fed up with the perception that California is soft on criminals.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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To boost deportations, immigration officials have detained workers at their homes and jobs — a method that, in the past, had been reserved for only the most violent criminals.—
Ana Ley,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Arrestee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrestee. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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