arrested (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /əˈrɛstɪd/
Definition
Taken into custody by legal authority.
Examples
He was arrested for shoplifting.
The police arrested the driver after a high-speed chase.
She was arrested and charged with assault.
How to Use arrested
- arrest for (prepositional phrase)
- To be taken into custody for committing a specific crime. — "He was arrested for theft."
- arrest sb (collocation)
- To take a person into legal custody. — "The police arrested the suspect."
- arrest sb for sth (collocation)
- To take a person into legal custody for a specific reason. — "They arrested him for disturbing the peace."
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