Arrest əˈrest Put Made Leaders House Noun Bre

• the police made several arrests.
• she was under arrest on suspicion of murder.
• opposition leaders were put under house arrest (= not allowed to leave their houses).
• he died after suffering a cardiac arrest (= when his heart suddenly stopped).

arrest

1. the act of arresting somebody
• see also citizen’s arrest
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• The police made several arrests.
• She was under arrest on suspicion of murder.
• Opposition leaders were put under house arrest (= not allowed to leave their houses).
2. an act of something stopping or being interrupted
• He died after suffering a cardiac arrest (= when his heart suddenly stopped).

Extra Examples

• Following the coup, parliamentary leaders were put under house arrest.
• He grabbed the intruder by the arm and said, ‘I am making a citizen’s arrest.’
• He was charged with resisting arrest.
• He was charged with violent behaviour and resisting arrest.
• Many of the teenagers in the neighborhood already have arrest records.
• She faced arrest and prison if she returned to the country.
• Some members of the Convention ordered the arrest of Robespierre.
• The country’s juvenile crime arrest rate increased by 25%.
• The government may remove the power of arrest from military police.
• The man is now under arrest in London.
• They made 11 arrests for possession of drugs.
• Woolley was placed under close arrest for mutiny.
• She was put under arrest.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French arester, based on Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + restare ‘remain, stop’.