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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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In the course of the investigation, she was arrested, questioned and released without charge.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Two of the women, a mother and a daughter, were arrested on arrival in Melbourne.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

In the end, four of the nonprofit’s top leaders, including Bannon, were arrested on fraud and other charges connected to the fundraising scheme.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Two people have been arrested after a car crashed into a property in south Belfast.

From BBC • May 25, 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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