arrest
Example Sentences
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He strongly implies she was instructed to orchestrate her own arrest in order to create propaganda for the movement.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
FC Slovacko only learned they had been secretly filmed after the arrest.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“I began to realize these Christians were different,” Jin said in one of several video recordings about his life made before his arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
If the individual refuses or moves and later returns, officers can issue a citation or make a misdemeanor arrest.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Major W. H. Smith went to Surratt’s boardinghouse to arrest the residents and search the house.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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