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arresting

[uh-res-ting] / əˈrɛs tɪŋ /


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This was a crime he was ready to believe in at a single word, and he urged the counsellors who had ordered the arrest at once to put the law into execution against the arrestants.

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r

In those days worthy Master Cserei was the commandant of the fortress of Fogaras, and the castle in which the arrestants were lodged was the property of the Princess.

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r




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