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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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By March this year, police said they had arrested 38 people on allegations of manslaughter and fraud.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

A U.S. soldier was charged in April over trades he allegedly made around the operation that arrested Venezuela’s former President Nicolás Maduro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The anti-graft watchdog had also separately arrested 23 people, including consultants, contractors and members of the owners' corporation of the complex.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Jackson was arrested and later booked into jail on a $50,000 bond, according to jail records.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

They also arrested his mother, father, aunt, uncle, and Wolfgang Wergin's parents.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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