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false arrest
false arrest
noun
: an arrest that is not legally justified
Full Definition of FALSE ARREST
:Â an arrest not justifiable under law
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Examples of FALSE ARREST
- He's suing the police for false arrest.
First Known Use of FALSE ARREST
1715
Rhymes with FALSE ARREST
acid test, almagest, anapest, beta test, blanket chest, Bucharest, decongest, disinfest, disinterest, disinvest, galley-west, Hammerfest, hornet's nest, house arrest, manifest, north-northwest, palimpsest, placement test, predigest, quarter rest, reinvest, rinderpest, Rorschach test, Sackville-West, second-best, self-addressed, self-confessed, self-interest, self-possessed, uninterest, unprofessed, vision quest
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