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arrestere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.

Senses

arrestere is used for these senses in English:

  • arrest (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]

arrest — full definition

  1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
  3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.