arrest
verb/əˈrest/
/əˈrest/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they arrest | /əˈrest/ /əˈrest/ |
| he / she / it arrests | /əˈrests/ /əˈrests/ |
| past simple arrested | /əˈrestɪd/ /əˈrestɪd/ |
| past participle arrested | /əˈrestɪd/ /əˈrestɪd/ |
| -ing form arresting | /əˈrestɪŋ/ /əˈrestɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, often passive] if the police arrest somebody, the person is taken to a police station and kept there because the police believe they may be guilty of a crime
- arrest somebody A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery.
- Two youths have since been arrested on suspicion of murder.
- Police arrested three suspects.
- He was arrested on corruption charges.
- She was arrested and charged with arson.
- arrest somebody for something She was arrested for drug-related offences.
- arrest somebody for doing something You could get arrested for doing that.
Collocations Criminal justiceCriminal justiceBreaking the lawTopics Crime and punishmentb1- break/violate/obey/uphold the law
- be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
- be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
- be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
- be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud
- face two charges of indecent assault
- admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
- deny the allegations/claims/charges
- confess to a crime
- grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
- stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
- take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
- face/avoid/escape prosecution
- seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
- hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
- sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
- sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock
- plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
- be called to/enter (British English) the witness box
- take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
- call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
- give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
- raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
- reach a unanimous/majority verdict
- return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
- convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
- secure a conviction/your acquittal
- lodge/file an appeal
- appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
- pass sentence on somebody
- carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
- receive/be given the death penalty
- be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
- carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years' imprisonment)
- be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
- do/serve time/ten years
- be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
- be/put somebody/spend X years on death row
- be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
- [transitive] arrest something (formal) to stop a process or a development
- They failed to arrest the company's decline.
Extra Examples- The spread of the disease can be arrested with drugs.
- Steps need to be taken quickly to arrest the deterioration in the countries' relationship.
- [transitive] arrest something (formal) to make somebody notice something and pay attention to it
- An unusual noise arrested his attention.
- [intransitive] (medical) if somebody arrests, their heart stops beating
- He arrested on the way to the hospital.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French arester, based on Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + restare ‘remain, stop’.
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