What does unarrest mean?
Unarrest means (transitive) To release (an arrested person) from custody..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To release (an arrested person) from custody..
She was swearing at the police who were trying to deal with a domestic incident. I had to break up the situation, the harassment was interfering with them dealing with the original fight. It was decided to unarrest her when we realised her age.
They were subsequently unarrested and released into their parents’ custody on Friday evening.
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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Unarrest means (transitive) To release (an arrested person) from custody..
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She was swearing at the police who were trying to deal with a domestic incident. I had to break up the situation, the harassment was interfering with them dealing with the original fight. It was decided to unarrest her when we realised her age.
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