recaptured

Recaptured is the past tense and past participle of the verb recapture. It describes the act of capturing someone or something again after it has been released, escaped, or otherwise regained possession by another party. The term is used in various domains to denote renewed capture or retrieval.

In criminal justice and enforcement contexts, recaptured refers to a person who has been apprehended again after an escape, evasion, or unauthorized departure. It can apply to fugitive suspects, prisoners who have escaped, or contraband that is recovered after being seized.

In ecology and wildlife management, recapture has a technical meaning in mark-recapture studies, where the same individual is captured again after initial tagging. These data are used to estimate population size, survival rates, and movement patterns.

In military or historical contexts, recaptured can describe a territory, ship, or asset that is retaken after it had previously fallen under an opposing force. The term is commonly found in accounts of wars and campaigns describing efforts to regain control of captured property or locations.