arrested

[US]/ə'restid/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. taken into custody by authority
vt. to seize and hold under the authority of law
vi. to be taken into custody by authority

Phrases & Collocations

placed under arrest

cardiac arrest

under house arrest

house arrest

under arrest

arrest warrant

respiratory arrest

crack arrest

sudden cardiac arrest

Example Sentences

be arrested for shoplifting

he was arrested on Friday .

they were arrested for robbery and kidnap.

the police have arrested a suspect.

He was arrested for speeding.

be arrested on the charge of mercenarism

The tramp was arrested for vagrancy.

The policeman arrested the thief.

was arrested for disturbing the peace.

Maulvi Omar was arrested on Monday.

The criminal was arrested yesterday.

He was arrested for theft.

The driver was arrested on a charge of manslaughter.

He was arrested for driving recklessly.

A drug trafficker was arrested by the police yesterday.

He was arrested for the unlawful possession of fire arms.

the offender was arrested shortly afterwards.

the police arrested him for possession of marijuana.

the church's stillness arrested her.

The patient arrested en route to the hospital.

Real-world Examples

About a hundred people have been arrested.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2021

One suspect was also arrested in Brazil.

Source: VOA Daily Standard May 2023 Collection

And police could have arrested him later.

Source: NPR News December 2021 Collection

I was lucky not to be arrested.

Source: Films

It said eighteen Saudi nationals had been arrested.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2018

He stood there all bewildered, the glass globe held arrested in midair.

Source: The Little Prince

Some women were even arrested when wearing them.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

Three days after the race, police arrested Biranchi.

Source: Global Slow English

The man, a Portuguese citizen, has been arrested.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2022

So far over 60 suspects have been arrested.

Source: CRI Online February 2016 Collection

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