Meaning: arrest 
ə'rest
n.
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
the state of inactivity following an interruption
v.
take into custody
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
attract and fix
cause to stop
be under arrest Idiom, Proverb
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adj. phr. Held by the police. The man believed to have robbed the bank was placed under arrest. The three boys were seen breaking into the school building and soon found themselves under arrest.arrest
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under arrest
under arrestIn police custody, as in They put him under arrest and charged him with stealing a car. [Late 1300s]
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under arrest
under arrestIn badge custody, as in They put him beneath arrest and answerable him with burglary a car. [Late 1300s]
under arrest|arrest|under
adj. phr. Held by the police. The man believed to accept beggared the coffer was placed beneath arrest. The three boys were apparent breaking into the academy architecture and anon begin themselves beneath arrest.be beneath arrest
To be in badge custody, as afterwards committing a crime. The policeman declared that the bent was beneath arrest and again abandoned him. I won't feel safe until the monster who did this is beneath arrest!Learn more: arrest
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