† de-arrestv.
Etymology: de- prefix 2a.
Obsolete.
rare.
society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [verb (transitive)] > release from arrest
1791 J. Bree 231 A ship dearrested or released by order of Council.
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