Arrest
Arrest noun - The act of taking into one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: there have been only two arrests for driving while intoxicated in the county in the last six months
Rearrest and arrest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rearrest" instead the word "Arrest" as a noun or a verb.
Rearrest
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