de-arrest

English

Verb

de-arrest (third-person singular simple present de-arrests, present participle de-arresting, simple past and past participle de-arrested)

  1. Alternative form of dearrest
    • 2019, Kate Atkinson, Big Sky, page 306:
      There was no harm in arresting the man, Reggie supposed, she could always de-arrest him later if it turned out he hadn't actually committed a crime, although what were the chances of that, given the circumstances they all found themselves in?

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