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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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In October 2025, a client was arrested driving home from a hearing at the Riverside County Hall of Justice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

A total of 50 people have now been arrested as part of a wider police operation against organised crime following a fatal crash.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

During the United Nations General Assembly in September, he bowed to legal reality and declined to have Mr. Netanyahu arrested.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Federal agents arrested Luo in 2025 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport as she was attempting to board a flight to China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Suspected of disloyalty to the Union, federal forces arrested and jailed him for months at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson


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