Results for arrest
Definitions of arrest:
part of speech: noun
The act of seizing; the state of being seized or detained by legal authority.
part of speech: noun
part of speech: verb transitive
To stop or stay; to check or hinder the action or motion of; to seize, take, or apprehend by legal authority; to seize and fix, as the eye or attention.
part of speech: verb
To stop; to hinder; to restrain; to seize by authority.
part of speech: noun
Hindrance; restraint; seizure by authority.
part of speech: verb transitive
Usage examples for arrest:
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In exactly three minutes' time I shall put you under arrest
"Fire-Tongue", Sax Rohmer -
" Conrector Philip Moritz, we arrest you in the name of the king!
"Old Fritz and the New Era", Louise Muhlbach -
He came with the news of your arrest and he was going with me to get bail for you.
"John Marsh's Millions", Charles Klein Arthur Hornblow -
For what should they arrest me?
"A Woman's Burden", Fergus Hume