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Recent Examples of rearrest
Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2024
Success of the transition center will be measured by the number of rearrests and missed court appearances that occur, comparing data of those who the center helped to people with similar charges released without intervention, and seeing if there is a decrease.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2023
The youth was supposed to have been sentenced last month but was missing until his rearrest.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
The judge is there to coordinate, cajole and, when necessary, coerce: If participants continue using substances or flout the mandates of the court, the judge can sanction them, including through rearrest.
—Ted Alcorn, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
And even as prisons empty out, people are still being arrested — or fear rearrest.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2023
In Texas, Knox Fitzpatrick heard of David’s rearrest.
—Edward Kiersh, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2023
His rearrest was ordered by Judge Tammy D. Geathers, officials said.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2023
Clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and the Israeli military broke out during and after the rearrest of the fugitives in the Jenin area.
—Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2021
Hannah Fingerhut, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
In a release Monday, CAIR-Texas welcomed the decision to rearrest Wolf.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 2 July 2024
Those who don't leave could face rearrest under more serious charges.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
In recent weeks – ahead of the anniversary of Amini’s death – authorities fired and arrested teachers, musicians and activists for supporting the protest movement; threatened to rearrest some 20,000 demonstrators out on furlough; and detained family members of protesters killed by security forces.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
Regardless, at the urging of Gable’s lawyer, the judge ordered the state not to rearrest Gable, now 63, who remains out of custody in Kansas on federal supervision.
—oregonlive, 1 May 2023
Last week, Oregon Solicitor General Benjamin Gutman told the judge that the Marion County District Attorney’s Office didn’t plan to retry or reindict Gable within a 90-day deadline Acosta had set, but wanted to reserve the right to reinvestigate the case and rearrest or reindict him in the future.
—oregonlive, 8 May 2023
Chechen civilians were arbitrarily detained in even greater numbers; they were often discharged without their identity documents, limiting their freedom of movement and exposing them to rearrest at checkpoints.
—David Kortava, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
When sheriff’s deputies went to rearrest him at his home in Lake Mary, Mr. Greenberg claimed to have explosives and threatened to harm himself, according to a deputy’s report.
—New York Times, 11 Apr. 2021
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With a protective order, a call to 911 would result in an immediate response by officers who knew the background and there would likely be a rearrest for violating the order.
—Verb
Those who don’t leave could face rearrest under more serious charges.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearrest
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Duncan would not confirm details about Jabbar's arrest history during the press conference.Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Jan. 2025
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Morgan is not in jail, and court records say a $95,000 arrest warrant was issued for him on Dec. 26, the day the charges were filed.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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During the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines from 1972 to 1986, the United States trained and funded a Philippine army that tortured, jailed, and disappeared thousands of dissidents.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Robinson was jailed after admitting contempt of court last year for continually repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee that led to the refugee and his family receiving death threats.David Gilbert, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
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Execution rehearsals have also increased at the prison, where almost all federal death row inmates are incarcerated, in the lead-up to Trump’s inauguration, according to the same sources.Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Still, four decades after his conviction, Cox remains incarcerated and maintains his innocence.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Under his bill, those convicted of possessing a small amount of cannabis would be guilty of a summary offense and face a fine not exceeding $100, with no possibility of incarceration.A.J. Herrington, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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They were released this month after 17 years of incarceration.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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That’s because people detained for civil immigration violations are not entitled to free representation.Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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In California's conservative Central Valley, alarm over Trump's deportation threats grow Mexican migration agency INM said in a separate statement that a third suspect, a Colombian national, was also detained.Jose Luis Gonzalez and Diego Ore, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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Brad Spafford was charged earlier in the month on a gun violation, but in a detention memo filed on Monday, prosecutors in Virginia outlined something allegedly more alarming.Luke Barr, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Arizona prison capacity could be factor in enforcement Law enforcement officials intending to make Proposition 314 arrests may need to take into account how much detention bed space is available.Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Violent rioters — prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned — somehow became patriotic martyrs.Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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The regime has shot and killed demonstrators and imprisoned more than 2,000 people, including the mayor of the second-largest city, Maracaibo; several regional opposition leaders; and more than 100 children.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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While there are non-profits that also run BOP halfway houses, commercial companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group have the ability to quickly expand monitoring of those on home confinement.Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Last month, President Biden commuted the sentences of 1,500 Americans in home confinement during the pandemic and pardoned 39 others, setting a record for clemency in one day, according to the White House.Delano Massey, Axios, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Rearrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rearrest. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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