overarrest

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To arrest at a disproportionately high rate. transitive
    — 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.

词形变化

overarrests present,singular,third-person overarresting participle,present overarrested participle,past overarrested past

词汇关系

反义词
underarrest

词源

From over- + arrest.
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