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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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Two teens were arrested, though it’s unclear if charges were filed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Kevin Diaz, 22, was arrested, and police said he belongs to a South American theft group.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Decades passed before Flores was arrested and tried.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez told French radio that 127 people were arrested in the broader Paris region, including 107 in the capital itself.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The four men were arrested and held in a Nashville Jail to await trial.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis