arrestee
🇺🇸
/əres'ti/
🇬🇧
/əres'ti:/
noun
B2
Someone who has been taken into custody by the police because they are suspected of a crime.
The arrestee was questioned for hours by the police about the robbery.
B2
A person who has been arrested and is now being held by the police for a possible legal violation.
The rights of the arrestee must be respected during the interrogation process.
translation
Someone who has been taken into custody by the police because they are suspected of a crime.; A person who has been arrested and is now being held by the police for a possible legal violation.
Word Forms
Plural
arrestees