ARRESTMENT Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

arrestment

noun

Definition of arrestment

as in arrest

the act of taking or holding under one's control by authority of law the arrestment of the bank president for embezzlement was accomplished as quietly as possible

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as in cessation

the stopping of a process or activity the arrestment of all brain activity in the patient

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Noun

Mullin replied that his department was in lockstep with the president’s team and boasted that arrests and deportations were rising.

— David Nakamura, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
Brown’s wife was Bruneau’s best friend at the time of the victim’s death, and both women worked as flight attendants for Braniff Airlines, a Grapevine police detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit filed in June.

— Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Definition of arrest

Noun

Democrats, however, are pushing for further limits in line with a war powers resolution that would force the cessation of military actions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Freight rates rose rapidly in May as carriers added more fuel surcharges and general rate increases amid the war in Iran and near-cessation of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 June 2026

Definition of cessation

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Crowds slowed the bus to a halt through central Oslo, forcing it to reverse at one point as police escorts struggled to carve out a path.

— Reuters, NBC news, 14 July 2026
Nadezhdin, a former liberal lawmaker who openly called for a halt to the conflict in Ukraine, sought to run against Putin in a 2024 presidential vote.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

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