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View definitions for under arrest

under arrest

adjective as in arrested

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adjective as in booked

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adjective as in caught

adjective as in jailed

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In an update on Sunday, the national force said an additional 340 had emerged from the mine and placed under arrest.

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It is normal for officers not to release information about a suspect under arrest - especially, as in this case, when they are under 18.

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He remains in custody but was now under arrest on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter, police said.

From BBC

Police had previously been unable to interview Mr Clifford while he received treatment for his injury in hospital, where he remained under arrest.

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I was told I was under arrest, alone in a sea of blue uniforms, but in the distance I heard 150 Sunrisers break out into another song.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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