arrest

arrest
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noun
ADJECTIVE
false, wrongful
arbitrary
mass
citizen's

He grabbed the intruder by the arm and said, ‘I am making a citizen's arrest.’

house

Following the coup, the leaders were put under house arrest.

drug, drug-related, marijuana (esp. AmE)
drunk-driving, felony (both AmE)
VERB + ARREST
make
place sb under, put sb under
order

Some members of the Convention ordered the arrest of Robespierre.

lead to

A reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of the murderer.

face

She faced arrest and prison if she returned to the country.

avoid, escape, evade (esp. BrE)
resist

He was charged with resisting arrest.

protest (AmE)
ARREST + NOUN
warrant
record (AmE)

Many of the teenagers in the neighborhood already have arrest records.

rate

The country's juvenile crime arrest rate increased by 25%. (esp. AmE)

PREPOSITION
under arrest

The man is now under arrest in Rio.

arrest for

They made ten arrests for possession of drugs.

PHRASES
the power of arrest

The government may remove the power of arrest from military police.

a warrant for sb's arrest
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verb
Arrest is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑officer, ↑police, ↑policeman
Arrest is used with these nouns as the object: ↑alien, ↑decline, ↑demonstrator, ↑deterioration, ↑development, ↑murderer, ↑protester, ↑suspect

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