unarrest noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •The act of cancelling an arrest.However, it has been suggested to the Committee that police will not utilise this power because there will be a fear of the "unarrest" being used as evidence of a wrongful arrest. — 1994 verb1 •To release (an arrested person) from custody.They were subsequently unarrested and released into their parents’ custody on Friday evening. — 2015 formsunarrested · unarresting · unarrests