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Arrest

noun/kˈælɪptɚ/
Definition
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
the state of inactivity following an interruption
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈælɪptɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐɹˈɛst/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐɹˈɛst/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈælɪptɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
“the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”
nounthe state of inactivity following an interruption
“the negotiations were in arrest”
verbtake into custody
“the police nabbed the suspected criminals”
verbhold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
“Arrest the downward trend”
verbattract and fix
“His look caught her”
verbcause to stop
“Halt the engines”
Word Forms
apprehendverbtake into custody
arrestverbtake into custody
catchverbsucceed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
collarverbtake into custody
checkverbstop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
haltverbcome to a halt, stop moving
stopverbstop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
collarnounthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
apprehensionnounthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
apprehendernouna person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice)
arrestnounthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
pickupnouna warrant to take someone into custody
copnoununcomplimentary terms for a policeman
stopnouna restraint that checks the motion of something
containmentnouna policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
haltnounthe event of something ending
holdnountime during which some action is awaited
arresternouna restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verhaften
der Akt der Festnahme (insbesondere die Festnahme eines Verbrechers)
🇫🇷French
arrêter
l'acte d'appréhender (en particulier d'appréhender un criminel)
🇪🇸Spanish
detención
el acto de aprehender (especialmente aprehender a un criminal)
🇮🇹Italian
arresto
l'atto di arrestare (in particolare arrestare un criminale)
🇳🇱Dutch
arrestatie
de handeling van het aanhouden (vooral het aanhouden van een crimineel)
🇵🇹Portuguese
prender prisão
o ato de apreender (especialmente apreender um criminoso)
🇷🇺Russian
арестовать
акт задержания (особенно задержания преступника)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गिरफ़्तारी
पकड़ने का कार्य (विशेषकर किसी अपराधी को पकड़ना)
🇧🇩Bengali
গ্রেফতার
গ্রেপ্তারের কাজ (বিশেষত একজন অপরাধীকে ধরা)
🇮🇳Tamil
கைது
கைது செய்யும் செயல் (குறிப்பாக ஒரு குற்றவாளியைக் கைது செய்தல்)
🇮🇳Telugu
అరెస్టు
పట్టుకునే చర్య (ముఖ్యంగా నేరస్థుడిని పట్టుకోవడం)
🇮🇳Marathi
अटक
पकडण्याची कृती (विशेषत: गुन्हेगाराला पकडणे)
🇮🇳Gujarati
ધરપકડ
પકડવાની ક્રિયા (ખાસ કરીને ગુનેગારને પકડવી)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಂಧನ
ಬಂಧಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಪರಾಧಿಯನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸುವುದು)
🇮🇳Malayalam
അറസ്റ്റ്
പിടികൂടുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു കുറ്റവാളിയെ പിടികൂടൽ)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗ੍ਰਿਫਤਾਰ
ਫੜਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਅਪਰਾਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਫੜਨਾ)
🇵🇰Urdu
گرفتاری
پکڑنے کا عمل (خاص طور پر کسی مجرم کو پکڑنا)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
逮捕
逮捕(尤其是逮捕罪犯)的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
逮捕
逮捕する行為(特に犯罪者を逮捕する)
🇰🇷Korean
체포
체포 행위(특히 범죄자를 체포하는 행위)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bắt giữ
hành động bắt giữ (đặc biệt là bắt giữ một tên tội phạm)
🇹🇭Thai
จับกุม
การจับกุม (โดยเฉพาะการจับกุมอาชญากร)
🇮🇩Indonesian
menangkap
tindakan menangkap (terutama menangkap penjahat)
🇵🇭Filipino
pag-aresto
ang pagkilos ng paghuli (lalo na ang paghuli sa isang kriminal)
🇲🇾Malay
penangkapan
tindakan menangkap (terutamanya menangkap penjenayah)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
اعتقال
عملية الاعتقال (وخاصة القبض على مجرم)
🇮🇷Persian
دستگیری
عمل دستگیری (به ویژه دستگیری مجرم)
🇹🇷Turkish
tutuklamak
tutuklama eylemi (özellikle bir suçluyu tutuklamak)
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַעְצָר
מעשה התפיסה (במיוחד תפיסת פושע)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'arrest'?
The primary meaning of 'arrest' is 'the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'arrest' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'arrest' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'arrest' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'arrest' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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