Arrest

//əˈɹɛst//

Synonyms for "arrest" (443 found)

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Strong matches (133)

coup cramp curb curb bit cursive epilepsy curtail curtailment cut short cutoff dam dam up damp dampen damper dead stop deadlock decelerate deceleration delay detain

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detainment detention diurnal epilepsy dompt doorstop drag drag sail dragnet draw rein drift anchor drift sail drogue ease off ease up ease-off ease-up eclampsia enchant end endgame ending engage engage the attention engage the mind engage the thoughts engross engross the mind engross the thoughts enjoin enthrall epilepsia epilepsia gravior epilepsia major epilepsia minor epilepsia mitior epilepsia nutans epilepsia tarda epilepsy exercise falling sickness fascinate fetter final whistle fit fixation flagging focal epilepsy foot dragging foot-dragging forcible seizure forestall frenzy frustrate full stop govern grab grabbing grand mal grinding halt grip guard gun hamper hampering haute mal hinder hindering hindrance hold hold at bay hold back hold fast hold in hold in check hold in leash hold spellbound hold the interest hold up holdback holdup hypnotize hysterical epilepsy ictus immerse immure impede impediment imprison imprisoned in custody incarcerate inhibit inhibition injunction intercept interdict interfere interference intermeddle intermit

Verb(11 words)

court dazzle discontinue engage enthrill entice freeze get hold hold back immobilize

Noun(2 words)

halt hitch

Related words (221)

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lay hands on lay under restraint legal restraint let let down let up letdown letup lock up lockjaw lockout lose ground lose momentum lose speed make an arrest make late martingale matutinal epilepsy meddle menstrual epilepsy mesmerize minus acceleration moderate monopolize monopoly musicogenic epilepsy myoclonous epilepsy nab nabbing negativism net netting nick nip nocturnal epilepsy nuisance value obsess obstruct obstruction obstructionism occlusion occupy occupy the attention oppose opposition paroxysm pelham petit mal physiologic epilepsy pick pick up picking up pickup pinch power grab prehension preoccupy prevent prevention prohibit prohibition protection protectionism protective tariff psychic epilepsy psychomotor epilepsy pull pull in pull up put paid to put under arrest rationing reef reflex epilepsy refrain rein rein in relax remora repress repression resist resistance restrain restraint restraint of trade restriction retard retardation retardment retrench retrenchment rolandic epilepsy rotatoria run in running in scotch sea anchor seize seizure seizure of power self-control sensory epilepsy serial epilepsy set back setback shackle sit down strike sit-down strike slack off slack up slack-up slacken slackening slough slow slow down slow up slowdown slowing slowing down slowup snaffle snatch snatching snub spasm spellbind spoke squeeze stalemate stall stanch stand standoff standstill stay stem stem the tide stop stop cold stop dead stop short stop up stoppage straiten stranglehold stricture strike stroke stunt suppress suppression suspend take take captive take in take in sail take into custody take prisoner take up taking taking in taking into custody tardy epilepsy tariff wall tetanus tetany thought control throes thromboembolism thrombosis throttle throttle down thwart tonic epilepsy tonic spasm torsion spasm trammel traumatic epilepsy trismus ucinate epilepsy visitation walkout withhold withstand work stoppage

Verb(9 words)

nab nail pick up seduce seize stop tempt turn back tweedle

Noun(5 words)

pinch stay stop stoppage taking into custody

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8 relation types

More general

18 entries

attract capture clutch defend draw draw in gaining control inaction inactiveness inactivity prehend pull pull in seize seizure stop

Showing 16 of 18 words.

Synonyms

9 entries

apprehend apprehension attract catch cease check collar freeze halt

Related terms

1 entries

arrestation

derived

32 entries

aperest arrest warrant arrest-me-red arrestability arrestable arrestee arrester arrestin arresting arrestive arrestment arrestor cardiac arrest cardiopulmonary arrest citizen's arrest

Showing 16 of 32 words.

has context

3 entries

farriery legal nautical

is a

1 entries

inaction

related to

14 entries

catch check confinement custody detention law legal motion remain scurfy seize standstill stay stop

used for

1 entries

put in jail

Translations

345 translations across 85 languages.

Abkhaz

1 entries

абаандаҩтәра́ verb (to take into legal custody)

Afrikaans

1 entries

arrestasie noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Albanian

2 entries

arrestim noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arrestoj verb (to take into legal custody)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

συλλαμβάνω verb (to take into legal custody)
σύλληψιν ποιέω verb (to take into legal custody)

Arabic

4 entries

اِعْتِقَال noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
تَوْقِيف noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
اِعْتَقَلَ verb (to take into legal custody)
قَبَض verb (to take into legal custody)

Armenian

4 entries

կալանք noun (condition of being stopped)
կալանք noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
ձերբակալություն noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
ձերբակալել verb (to take into legal custody)

Avar

1 entries

туснахъ гьавизе verb (to take into legal custody)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

həbs noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
həbs noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
damlamaq verb (to take into legal custody)
həbsə almaq verb (to take into legal custody)

Basque

1 entries

atxilotu verb (to take into legal custody)

Belarusian

4 entries

а́рышт noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
а́рышт noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
затрыма́нне noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
арыштава́ць verb (to take into legal custody)

Bulgarian

4 entries

аре́ст noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
аресту́ване noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
задъ́ржане noun (condition of being stopped)
задъ́ржане noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Burmese

1 entries

ဖမ်း verb (to take into legal custody)

Catalan

2 entries

arrest noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arrestar verb (to take into legal custody)

Chechen

1 entries

лаца verb (to take into legal custody)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎦᏂᏱᎭ verb (to take into legal custody)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries

拘捕 noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
逮捕 noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
逮捕 verb (to take into legal custody)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

拘捕 noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
拘提 noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
逮捕 noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
吸引 verb (to catch the attention of)

Czech

4 entries

vazba noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
zatčení noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
zadržet verb (to take into legal custody)
zatknout verb (to take into legal custody)

Danish

4 entries

anholdelse noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
anholde verb (to take into legal custody)
arrestere verb (to take into legal custody)
bremse verb (to stop or slow a process etc.)

Dutch

4 entries

aanhouding noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arrest noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
arrestatie noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
stilstand noun (condition of being stopped)

Esperanto

2 entries

aresto noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
aresti verb (to take into legal custody)

Estonian

4 entries

arest noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
vahistamine noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arreteerima verb (to take into legal custody)
vahistama verb (to take into legal custody)

Faroese

1 entries

handtaka verb (to take into legal custody)

Finnish

4 entries

pidättäminen noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
pidätys noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
pidätys noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
pysähdys noun (condition of being stopped)

French

2 entries

arrestation noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arrêter verb (to take into legal custody)

Galician

2 entries

arrestar verb (to take into legal custody)
deter verb (to take into legal custody)

Georgian

4 entries

პატიმრობა noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
დაპატიმრება verb (to take into legal custody)
დატუსაღება verb (to take into legal custody)
დაყოვნება verb (to stop or slow a process etc.)

German

4 entries

Arrest noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
Festnahme noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
Verhaftung noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arrestieren verb (to take into legal custody)

Greek

2 entries

σύλληψη noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
συλλαμβάνω verb (to take into legal custody)

Gujarati

1 entries

ગિરફતારી noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Hebrew

2 entries

מַעֲצָר noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
עָצַר verb (to take into legal custody)

Hindi

4 entries

गिरफ़्तारी noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
गिरफ़तार करना verb (to take into legal custody)
निग्रह verb (to take into legal custody)
पकड़ना verb (to take into legal custody)

Hungarian

4 entries

letartóztatás noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
elfog verb (to take into legal custody)
letartóztat verb (to take into legal custody)
megállít verb (to stop or slow a process etc.)

Ingrian

3 entries

aresti noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
aresti noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
arestoittaa verb (to take into legal custody)

Iranian Persian

3 entries

تُوْقیف noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
دَسْتْگیری noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
گِرِفْتاری noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Irish

2 entries

coisc verb (to stop or slow a process etc.)
gabh verb (to take into legal custody)

Italian

2 entries

arresto noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arrestare verb (to take into legal custody)

Japanese

4 entries

停止 noun (condition of being stopped)
拘引 noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
拘留 noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
検挙 noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Kazakh

3 entries

тұтқынға алу noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
қамау noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
тұтқындау verb (to take into legal custody)

Khiamniungan Naga

2 entries

thōhlòuh noun (act or instance of arresting something)
thōhlòuh verb (to take into legal custody)

Khmer

4 entries

គហណសាល noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
ចំណាប់ noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
ឃុំ verb (to take into legal custody)
ចាប់ verb (to take into legal custody)

Kikuyu

1 entries

gũikia ngono verb (to take into legal custody)

Korean

4 entries

검거 noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
구류 noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
구인 noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
억지 noun (condition of being stopped)

Kyrgyz

4 entries

арест noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
камак noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
камоо noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
камакка алуу verb (to take into legal custody)

Lao

3 entries

ຈັບ verb (to take into legal custody)
ຈັບກຸມ verb (to take into legal custody)
ຈັບກົມ verb (to take into legal custody)

Latvian

4 entries

aizturēšana noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arests noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
aizturēt verb (to take into legal custody)
arestēt verb (to take into legal custody)

Lithuanian

3 entries

areštas noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
areštuoti verb (to take into legal custody)
suimti verb (to take into legal custody)

Lower Sorbian

3 entries

popajźiś verb (to take into legal custody)
pópadnuś verb (to take into legal custody)
pśimjeś verb (to take into legal custody)

Macedonian

3 entries

апсење noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
апси verb (to take into legal custody)
уапси verb (to take into legal custody)

Malay

1 entries

ares noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Malayalam

1 entries

പിടികൂടുക verb (to take into legal custody)

Marathi

4 entries

अटक noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
संरोध noun (act or instance of arresting something)
संरोध noun (condition of being stopped)
अटक करणे verb (to take into legal custody)

Mizo

1 entries

man verb (to take into legal custody)

Mongolian

4 entries

баривчилгаа noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
саатуулал noun (condition of being stopped)
анхаарал татах verb (to catch the attention of)
баривчлах verb (to take into legal custody)

Māori

3 entries

mauhere verb (to take into legal custody)
urutū verb (to stop or slow a process etc.)
whakarau verb (to take into legal custody)

Norman

2 entries

arrêter verb (to take into legal custody)
blioutcher verb (to take into legal custody)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

arrest noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arrestasjon noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
pågripelse noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arrestere verb (to take into legal custody)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

arrest noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arrestasjon noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Occitan

1 entries

arrestar verb (to take into legal custody)

Old English

1 entries

berīdan verb (to take into legal custody)

Ossetian

1 entries

ахсын verb (to take into legal custody)

Persian

2 entries

حبس کردن verb (to take into legal custody)
دستگیر کردن verb (to take into legal custody)

Polish

4 entries

areszt noun (act or instance of arresting something)
areszt noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
areszt noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
aresztowanie noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Portuguese

4 entries

cárcere noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
detenção noun (condition of being stopped)
detenção noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
prisão noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Romanian

4 entries

arest noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arestare noun (condition of being stopped)
arestare noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
deținere noun (confinement, as after an arrest)

Russian

4 entries

аре́ст noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
аре́ст noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
задержа́ние noun (condition of being stopped)
задержа́ние noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Sanskrit

2 entries

निग्रह verb (to take into legal custody)
प्रग्रहण verb (to take into legal custody)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

cur m ann am làimh noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
cuir ann am grèim verb (to take into legal custody)
cuir ann an làimh verb (to take into legal custody)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

hapšenje noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
prítvor noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
uhićénje noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
при́твор noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Slovak

3 entries

väzba noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
zatknutie noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
zatknúť verb (to take into legal custody)

Slovene

2 entries

aretacija noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
aretirati verb (to take into legal custody)

Spanish

4 entries

arresto noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
detenido noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
paro noun (condition of being stopped)
aprehender verb (to take into legal custody)

Swahili

4 entries

nasa noun (condition of being stopped)
nasa noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
nasa noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
kukamata verb (to take into legal custody)

Swedish

4 entries

arrestera verb (to take into legal custody)
bromsa verb (to stop or slow a process etc.)
fånga verb (to catch the attention of)
gripa verb (to take into legal custody)

Tagalog

2 entries

pagdakip noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
pagdakip noun (confinement, as after an arrest)

Tajik

2 entries

ҳабс noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
ҳабс кардан verb (to take into legal custody)

Tamil

1 entries

கைது noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)

Thai

4 entries

การจับ noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
จับ verb (to take into legal custody)
จับตัว verb (to take into legal custody)
จับได้ verb (to take into legal custody)

Turkish

3 entries

tutuklama noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
tevkif etmek verb (to take into legal custody)
tutuklamak verb (to take into legal custody)

Turkmen

2 entries

tussag noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
tussag etmek verb (to take into legal custody)

Ukrainian

4 entries

аре́шт noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
аре́шт noun (confinement, as after an arrest)
затри́мання noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
арешто́вувати verb (to take into legal custody)

Urdu

3 entries

گِرِفْتاری noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
پکڑنا verb (to take into legal custody)
گرفتار کرنا verb (to take into legal custody)

Uzbek

3 entries

qamoqqa noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
hibsga olmoq verb (to take into legal custody)
qamamoq verb (to take into legal custody)

Vietnamese

3 entries

sự bắt noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
bắt verb (to take into legal custody)
bắt giữ verb (to take into legal custody)

Welsh

2 entries

arestiad noun (legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc)
arestio verb (to take into legal custody)

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

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You are under arrest.

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He resisted arrest violently.

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They chased the man to arrest him.

Source: tatoeba (307125)

We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.

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Arrest

Synonyms for "arrest" (443 found)

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Related words (221)

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