(person - arrest)

  • 21arrest — ar|rest1 [ ə rest ] verb transitive ** 1. ) if the police arrest someone, they take that person to a police station because they believe he or she has committed a crime. Someone who has been arrested is under arrest, and if they are not allowed… …

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  • 22Arrest — Haft; Sicherheitsverwahrung; Gewahrsam; Gefängnis; Freiheitsentziehung (fachsprachlich); Freiheitsentzug * * * Ar|rest [a rɛst], der; [e]s, e: Haft, leichter Freiheitsentzug (besonders als Strafe innerhalb bestimmter Gemeinschaften): der Gefreite …

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  • 23arrest — ar|rest1 W3 [əˈrest] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: arester to rest, arrest , from Vulgar Latin arrestare, from Latin ad to + restare to remain, rest ] 1.) if the police arrest someone, the person is taken to a ↑police station… …

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  • 24arrest — v. & n. v.tr. 1 a seize (a person) and take into custody, esp. by legal authority. b seize (a ship) by legal authority. 2 stop or check (esp. a process or moving thing). 3 a attract (a person s attention). b attract the attention of (a person). n …

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  • 25arrest*/*/ — [əˈrest] verb [T] I 1) if the police arrest someone, they take that person to a police station because they think that he or she has committed a crime Police raided the building and arrested six men.[/ex] He was arrested for possession of illegal …

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  • 26arrest — /əˈrɛst / (say uh rest) verb (t) 1. to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant. 2. to capture; seize. 3. to catch and fix: to arrest the attention. 4. to bring to a standstill; stop; check: to arrest the current of a river. 5. Medicine to… …

  • 27Arrest and Trial — Infobox Television show name = Arrest and Trial genre = Crime location = Los Angeles, USA network = ABC first aired = September 15 1963 last aired = September 06 1964 Arrest and Trial is a 90 minute American crime drama that aired one season on… …

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  • 28arrest — ar•rest [[t]əˈrɛst[/t]] v. t. 1) law to seize (a person) by legal authority; take into custody 2) to catch and hold; engage: A noise arrested our attention[/ex] 3) to check the course of; stop: to arrest a disease[/ex] 4) law the taking of a… …

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  • 29arrest warrant — noun An official document that authorizes law enforcement officials to arrest, and bring to court a named person …

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  • 30arrest warrant — legal document ordering the arrest of a specific person or persons …

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