verb
- past tense and past participle of rearrest; to arrest again, especially after being released
Usage: legal context
Examples
- The suspect was rearrested within hours of his release.
- She was rearrested on new charges related to the same case.
- Police rearrested the man after discovering additional evidence.
- The defendant was rearrested for violating the terms of his bail.
- Three protesters were rearrested the following day.
- He was rearrested at his home by federal agents.