The Dictionary of Internal Security

Dictionary

English  
arrest - noun MP3
 
Definitions  
Def: the act of taking and keeping someone legally, so that he can be kept in custody and charged with a crime
Example: The hooligan resisted police during arrest.
 
Usage note  
Word family  
  • arrest
  • arrestee
 
Collocations  
  • arrest warrant
  • arrest of (a person) for doing something
  • be under arrest
  • under house arrest
 
See also  
 
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