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arrest

verb as in stop or slow

verb as in get someone's attention

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He called for the arrest of Sheskey and for the others involved to lose their jobs.

From Fortune

Let me explain in detail what people here are going through, starting with arrest.

From Ozy

Protestors attempted to block the arrest, but they, along with bystanders, were arrested and taken into custody.

Between yesterday morning, when news broke of the arrest, and at market close today, the shares of Next Digital—which owns Apple Daily and other publications—soared more than 1,100%, pushing the stock to a seven-year high.

From Quartz

With mainstream politicians in Kashmir remaining under arrest or barred from political activity, extremist groups have little competition in recruiting local youth — even if they’re untrained and unlikely to survive for long.

From Ozy

Later reports say that authorities claimed to be merely escorting him back to his house arrest.

The Moscow protest was not sanctioned, which meant every participant risked arrest.

He was told he could go back home to his house arrest to celebrate the New Year with his wife and their two children.

When two NYPD lieutenants intervened, police say Linsker put the trash can down but resisted arrest.

Sullivan has by then moved in to help and he seeks to complete the arrest of the first man.

The crowd dispersed, disappointed; cheated out of their anticipated scene of an arrest for horse-stealing.

He knew that Longcluse had still two executions against him, on which, at any moment, he might arrest him.

He told Horner you'd bin shot resistin' arrest, an' wanted t' see her afore yuh cashed in.

That accomplished, I shall arrest the Dowager and her son and every jackanapes within that castle.

Fresh Commissioners came from the Assembly, and it was only their fortunate recall to Paris that saved the general from arrest.

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On this page you'll find 268 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to arrest, such as: capture, detention, imprisonment, incarceration, jailing, and accommodation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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