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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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On Monday, during game 3 of the Finals, police arrested 21 people, eight of whom were charged and the others were fined.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

He was arrested the following morning in room 207.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It was not immediately clear if the driver was arrested.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

One brother, Werner, was serving in Russia and was not arrested.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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