2 entries found for arrest.
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Function: noun
Text: the act of taking or holding under one's control by authority of law <there have been only two arrests for driving while intoxicated in the county in the last six months>
Synonyms apprehension, pinch
Related Words bust [slang], raid; capture, entrapment, seizure; captivity, confinement, detention, enchainment, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint
Near Antonyms emancipation, liberation, release
Antonyms discharge