The thief committed another crime after being released on bail, so the police had to re-arrest him.

re-arrest 是由前缀 re-（表示"再次"）和动词 arrest（逮捕）组成的复合动词，意思是"再次逮捕"。前缀 re- 表示重复或返回的动作，arrest 指"逮捕、拘捕"。re-arrest 合起来表示"重新逮捕"或"再次拘捕"。