arrestare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- cease verb To stop happening or existing; to come to an end.
- commit verb To carry out a crime, mistake, or wrongdoing.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- jug noun A container for liquids with a handle and a narrow opening, used for pouring.
- stem noun The main stalk of a plant that supports leaves, flowers, or fruit.
Senses
arrestare is used for these senses in English:
- apprehend (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
- arrest (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]
- cease (formal, intransitive) To stop.
- commit (transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- grab To restrain someone; to arrest.
- jug (transitive, slang) To put into jail.
- stem (transitive) To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).
apprehend — full definition
- verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
- verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.