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arrest English

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What does arrest mean?
Definitions in simple English

arrest Verb

— If you are arrested you are caught by the police. — If something arrests something else, it stops it. His development was arrested by the disease. — If something arrests it stops. We called the ambulance after his heart arrested this morning.

arrest Noun

— An arrest is when the police catch someone. They made several arrests last night. — An arrest is someone caught by the police. Hey, that punk was my arrest, don't you try to take credit. — An arrest is stopping, most often used for the heart. He went into cardiac arrest (his heart stopped) at 8:37 this morning.

arrest

— verb (= nab) take into custody the police nabbed the suspected criminals — noun (= collar) the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar — verb (= check, turn back, contain, hold back) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of Arrest the downward trend Check the growth of communism in South East Asia Contain the rebel movement Turn back the tide of communism — verb (= catch) attract and fix His look caught her She caught his eye Catch the attention of the waiter — noun (= check, halt, stay, stop) the state of inactivity following an interruption the negotiations were in arrest held them in check during the halt he got some lunch the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow he spent the entire stop in his seat — verb (= halt) cause to stop Halt the engines Arrest the progress halt the presses

Synonyms arrest synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as arrest?

arrest English » English

seize catch capture detain apprehend stop detention hold apprehension check halt seizure nab grab custody imprison grasp collar take restrain pinch hinder delay confinement tie up take prisoner stoppage imprisonment withhold turn back taking into custody take into custody stay nail lock up lag hold up hold back get detainment contain captivate block arrestment abduction understand trammel tie taking snatch

Topics arrest topics

What do people use arrest to talk about?
Person Healthy

Treat disease
Social behavior Government Government functions Police

Arrest
Physical actions Move Pursue

Catch, capture
States Time Aspectual time Start something

Stop something

Conjugation arrest conjugation

How do you conjugate arrest?

arrest · verb

Examples arrest examples

How do I use arrest in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Did you arrest Tom?
Did the police arrest him?
The police are planning to arrest Tom.
The police arrest the thief.
You are under arrest.
They chased the man to arrest him.
We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
Am I under arrest?
You're under arrest.
You're under arrest!
Did the police arrest Tom?
Why did they arrest him?
Are you here to arrest me?
We're not here to arrest you.
They knocked on the door and said they had come to arrest him.
You can't arrest me for being a clown.
Mr. Roberto? You're under arrest.

Movie subtitles

Wow, they didn't even bother to arrest us.
VF arrest.
Tonic-clonic seizure and VF arrest due to CO toxicity, but she's stable now.
Whoa! Relax. I'm not here to arrest you.
Janelle Peacocke, you're under arrest for forging a death certificate in Dr Plummer's name and for the murder of Scarlett Ming.
Brenda White, you are under arrest for the murder of Scarlett Ming.
Tom Romanski, you are under arrest for faking your own death, and we need to talk about that historic matter of sex with a minor.
I'm not under arrest, am I?
Well, if you're really a sheriff, you should arrest yourself for assault.
Well, then you are under arrest, Mr. Humphries.
Mr. Palmer, you are under arrest for the murder of Lea Palmer.
George, you'd arrest him?
William Murdoch, you are under arrest.
If it's a tension, he'll arrest.
Dr. Gilmore, you and all your Zero-Zero cyborgs are under arrest for first-degree homicide.
You're under arrest for violating the International Terrorism Prevention Act.
Do you think they've come to arrest us?
If you want to arrest him, give us proof!
We won't arrest anybody.
They're going to arrest John.
I'll have to arrest him.
You can't arrest him.
You had no right to assume responsibility for the arrest of a man who is worth an entire Russian division.
The police are about to arrest the woman who recently escaped prison.
Well, if she's a spy, why don't you arrest her?
In the meantime, order the immediate arrest of.
Madame, I have a warrant for your arrest.
Mr Dickson, they're going to arrest Matt.
Putting John Mayer under arrest is a tragedy of international contradictions.
Arrest that man, down below in the street.
It has no authority to arrest humans but it can investigate, so I think it'd be useful to you.
ARSENE LUPIN, IN THE NAME OF THE LAW, I ARREST YOU!
Listen, Quigley, you're under arrest.
You've no right to arrest me!
I suppose they're waiting there for a copper to come and arrest them.
You're under arrest on the charge of willful murder. of a woman unknown in Portland Mansions, London on Tuesday last.
I arrest you for masquerading as a gondolier.
They're going to arrest me.
They're going to arrest me, aren't they?
Swear out a warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Landis on suspicion of murder.
You know that isn't true. Why don't you give him whatever he wants for my sake? They'll arrest you if you don't.
Arrest me?

News and current affairs

It is time for the Afghan government to name, shame, and sack corrupt officials, arrest major drug traffickers and opium landlords, and seize their assets.
One challenge is the need to arrest the erosion of America's relative power, which in turn requires comprehensive domestic renewal, including fiscal consolidation.
A German court has now issued arrest warrants for those involved in his abduction.
Bush still refuses to talk to either of them, and has lately been having US troops arrest Iranian agents in Iraq.
The EU's silence in the face of his arrest and imprisonment is shameful.
Though Bashir may be able to avoid arrest simply by limiting his international travel, the commotion provoked by the indictment is not irrational.
In this climate, Italy's decline will be difficult to arrest.
But the recent arrest and threatened deportation of Annadurdy Hadjiev, a dissident from Turkmenistan who sought refuge here, suggests that some things never change.
The authorities that arrested Hadjiev last month made no pretense of due process: they offered no arrest warrant, and have repeatedly refused him access to relatives and legal counsel.
The Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was not only released from house arrest, but is now campaigning hard for a parliamentary seat in April's by-elections.
With one-third of the Palestinians' Hamas-led government now under arrest by Israel, the escalation in Israeli-Palestinian relations has moved beyond military confrontation.
Last December 27, 20 armed police officers used extreme physical violence to arrest Hu Jia in front of his wife and their two-month-old baby, acting as if he could offer real resistance.
Some speculate that the arrest is really part of a power struggle, with President Hu Jingtao demonstrating his authority against a local power broker who had thwarted national policy.
The online protest that ensued undoubtedly played a role in the government's decision to abolish the system and arrest the officials involved in the case.
Despite her two decades of house arrest and isolation, Suu Kyi possesses two of the gifts that enabled Mandela to carry out his great task: a reassuring serenity and an utter lack of vindictiveness.
In the coming days, judges sitting on the International Criminal Court in The Hague will decide whether to issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for the crime of genocide.
On the contrary, it may have prompted the arrest of a lower-level indictee for crimes in Darfur.
One important change was the release of hundreds of political prisoners, including the regime's most prominent opponent, Aung San Suu Kyi, who had been under house arrest for nearly 15 years.
After all, the Court has no means of its own to arrest anyone in Sudan, much less a head of state who commands the country's armed forces.
Nor is there any prospect that someone else will intervene in Sudan to make an arrest.
On CNN recently, a long pause followed when I asked legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin - who was calling for Assange's arrest - if he had really never handled classified information.
So where are the calls for Woodward's arrest?
In a current case, a Spanish judge is seeking arrest warrants against Jiang Zemin, the former president of China, and Li Peng, a former Chinese prime minister, for alleged crimes committed in Tibet.
The EU's silence in the face of his arrest and imprisonment is shameful. For not just Ibrahim, but the values that the EU professes to uphold, have been on trial in Egypt, and they have been mocked by the Mubarak's regime idea of justice.
NEW YORK - The recent decision by Myanmar's government to sentence pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a further 18 months' house arrest shows how difficult it is to deal with that country's ruling generals.
After the court delivered its verdict, the regime halved the sentence and agreed to keep Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest, rather than moving her to one of its worst jails.
Such political goodwill is essential for regional stability, particularly given the deterioration in Sino-Japanese relations following last year's confrontation over the arrest of a Chinese fisherman by Japan's coast guard.

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