- the act of arresting somebody
- The police made several arrests.
- under arrest She was under arrest on suspicion of murder.
- Opposition leaders were put under house arrest (= not allowed to leave their houses).
- He was placed under arrest by the New York City police.
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1- They made 11 arrests for possession of drugs.
- He was charged with violent behaviour and resisting arrest.
- Woolley was placed under close arrest for mutiny.
- She faced arrest and prison if she returned to the country.
- The government may remove the power of arrest from military police.
- Some members of the Convention ordered the arrest of Robespierre.
- Many of the teenagers in the neighborhood already have arrest records.
- The country's juvenile crime arrest rate increased by 25%.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- false
- wrongful
- arbitrary
- …
- make
- place somebody under
- put somebody under
- …
- warrant
- record
- rate
- …
- under arrest
- arrest for
- the power of arrest
- a warrant for somebody’s arrest
- an act of something stopping or being interrupted
- He died after suffering a cardiac arrest (= when his heart suddenly stopped).
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- false
- wrongful
- arbitrary
- …
- make
- place somebody under
- put somebody under
- …
- warrant
- record
- rate
- …
- under arrest
- arrest for
- the power of arrest
- a warrant for somebody’s arrest
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French arester, based on Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + restare ‘remain, stop’.
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