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Synonyms: Verb
apprehend, bust [slang], collar, nab, nail, nick [British slang], pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize
Synonyms: Noun
apprehension, arrestment, bust [slang], collar, pinch
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Examples of arrest in a Sentence
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The police arrested him on drug charges. The police officer said, “I'm arresting you in the name of the law.” The drugs can't arrest the disease's progress, but they can slow it down considerably.Noun
The police are investigating the case but they have not yet made any arrests. She was charged with resisting arrest. The information has led to the arrest of three suspects.
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Mexican police report that 39 people were arrested for trying to cross forcibly into the US and will be prosecuted. — Dara Lind, Vox, "How a march at the US-Mexico border descended into tear gas and chaos," 26 Nov. 2018 Several other bloggers were arrested and killed during that time. — Jennifer Chowdhury, Marie Claire, "Why Ilhan Omar's Victory Speech Starting With an Islamic Greeting Is So Important," 9 Nov. 2018 Meyer had recently been passed over for promotion and had been arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct. — Jeff Wise, Popular Mechanics, "It's Troublingly Common for Ground Crew Members To Steal Planes," 13 Aug. 2018 Immigrants arrested in Eastern Washington are often held for brief periods at the Yakima County Jail while en route to the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. — Chad Sokol, The Seattle Times, "Former Mexican police officer wanted for homicide is arrested in Othello," 29 Jan. 2019 On February 15, 1978, Bundy was captured by police in Florida and arrested for the murders of Bowman and Levy. — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, "Ted Bundy: Looking Back at the Killing Spree That Landed Him on Death Row," 25 Jan. 2019 Yeah, like for example ceramic—like a coffee cup—is bad at arresting cracks. — Ryan D'agostino, Popular Mechanics, "Elon Musk: Why I'm Building the Starship out of Stainless Steel," 22 Jan. 2019 In the middle of a detente in the trade war between the two countries, the US recently coordinated with Canada to arrest the CFO of Huawei, one of China’s biggest companies. — Sean O'kane, The Verge, "Chinese hackers charged with stealing data from NASA, IBM, and others," 20 Dec. 2018 Which is to say, there is a danger — one roughly comparable to the level of danger for these immigrants in President Obama’s first term, when ICE had broad authority to arrest and deport unauthorized immigrants without criminal records. — Dara Lind, Vox, "The shift would affect thousands of immigrants who’ve been ordered deported — generally for committing crimes — but not legal immigrants or citizens.," 12 Dec. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
During 1923, the Customs service made 643 arrests and obtained 351 convictions, with 182 cases still pending. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "Rewind: What Guarding Uncle Sam's Borders Was Like in 1925," 11 Feb. 2019 According to People, he was released a couple hours after his arrest on bail and is set to be appear in court on October 2. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "[UPDATED] "Wizards of Waverly Place" Star David Henrie Was Arrested for Bringing a Loaded Gun to an Airport," 11 Sep. 2018 In the meantime, Wingfield faces charges of criminal threatening, simple assault, criminal mischief, and resisting arrest, police said. — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, "Two brothers, a wild scuffle, and a gun — N.H. man, 58, booked for menacing sibling," 13 July 2018 The arrest put to rest the insane theory, promulgated by some right-wing pundits, that the incendiary devices were a hoax which involved Democrats mailing bombs to themselves. — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "The Week in Washington: “There’s No Proof of Anything”," 28 Oct. 2018 But before the arrest, the murder sparked protests and activism in real life and social media, as people feared that police would once again neglect the murder of a black person in America. — German Lopez, Vox, "Anne Hathaway’s thoughts on Nia Wilson’s murder are really worth reading," 26 July 2018 Before his arrest on Monday, Mr. Qaisari, drawing his power from General Dostum’s strong support, had repeatedly threatened government officials. — New York Times, "Afghan Province in Chaos After Crackdown on Militia Leader," 4 July 2018 John was sentenced to up to six years in prison in Michigan for resisting arrest and possession of drugs. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "A Complete Timeline of the Events of Dirty John," 14 Jan. 2019 Francisco Gonzalez, 22, was booked on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, brandishing, restraining order violation and resisting arrest, police Officer Linda Matthew said. — Julia Sclafani, sacbee, "Man surrenders in SWAT standoff at Sacramento family home," 13 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'arrest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Note: Under common law, a citizen may make an arrest for any felony actually committed, or for a breach of the peace committed in his or her presence.
Note: Civil arrest is restricted or prohibited in most states.
— called also unlawful arrest
Note: If a person is taken into custody, no matter how briefly, a false arrest is also false imprisonment.
— called also pretextual arrest
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