arrest (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /əˈrest/
Definition
To legally seize a person and take them into custody, usually because they are suspected of committing a crime.
Examples
The police were authorized to arrest anyone found trespassing on the property.
He was arrested on suspicion of fraud and taken to the local station.
Witnesses reported seeing the man being arrested outside the bank.
How to Use arrest
- arrest someone for (prepositional phrase)
- To arrest someone for committing a specific crime. — "She was arrested for public intoxication."
- arrest someone's attention (collocation)
- To capture someone's interest or focus. — "The unusual display immediately arrested my attention."
- resist arrest (collocation)
- To physically oppose or fight against being arrested. — "He was charged with resisting arrest."
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