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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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However, when we put it to him that it was proof he had been arrested, he replied: "I don't care."

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

More than 300 people have been arrested across the UK, including 57 migrants who had crossed the Channel by boat, as part of a police crackdown on illegal trade and organised immigration crime.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Authorities on Wednesday arrested Mukeshkumar Rambhai Ahir, 45, the manager of the Stadium Inn & Spas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

In 2022, another protest movement followed the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman arrested for allegedly violating the dress code.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

I cannot be arrested any more than I can go to Germany.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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