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under arrest
(redirected from arrest)

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*under arrest
arrested and in the custody of the police in preparation for the filing of a charge. (*Typically: be ~; put someone ~.) Stop where you are! You are under arrest! Am I under arrest, officer? What did I do?

under arrest
held by police in connection with a crime Police claim they have one of the gunmen under arrest.


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