"overarrest" meaning in All languages combined

See overarrest on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overarrests [present, singular, third-person], overarresting [participle, present], overarrested [participle, past], overarrested [past]
Etymology: From over- + arrest. Etymology templates: {{af|en|over-|arrest}} over- + arrest Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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