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overarresting

overarresting is the present participle and gerund of overarrest.

Meaning of overarrest

Verb

overarrest (third-person singular simple present overarrests, present participle overarresting, simple past and past participle overarrested)

  1. (transitive) To arrest at a disproportionately high rate.
    • The emphasis on prosecution and conviction as metrics of success leads police and prosecutors to overarrest, overprosecute, and overpunish low-level drug and other crimes in many cases.2017, Sharon Dolovich, Alexandra Natapoff, The New Criminal Justice Thinking, page 61

Questions about overarresting

What is overarresting the present participle and gerund of?
Overarresting is the present participle and gerund of overarrest.

Words near overarresting in the dictionary

  1. overarrangements
  2. overarranges
  3. overarranging
  4. overarrest
  5. overarrested
  6. overarresting
  7. overarrests
  8. overarticulate
  9. overarticulated
  10. overarticulates
  11. overarticulating

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