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underarrest

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To arrest at a disproportionately low rate.

transitive

Examples

“Sorry, I’m Italian, and let’s say⟳ I see⟳ that Sicilian policemen arrest less people in Sicily. This could be for two reasons, one is that everybody else overarrests, or the Sicilian policemen underarrest. And can you tell⟳ those two things apart?”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

underarticulate underarticulates underarticulating underassess underassessed underassesses

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