Arrest

"Arrest" in Korean

검거

geomgeo

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

구류

guryu

(confinement, as after an arrest)

구인

gu'in

(confinement, as after an arrest)

억지

eokji

(condition of being stopped)

정지

jeongji

(condition of being stopped)

제동장치

jedongjangchi

(device to physically arrest motion)

체포

chepo

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

포박

pobak

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

검거하다

geomgeohada

(to take into legal custody)

구속하다

gusokhada

(to take into legal custody)

끌다

kkeulda

(to catch the attention of)

막다

makda

(to stop or slow a process etc.)

잡다

japda

(to take into legal custody)

저지하다

jeojihada

(to stop or slow a process etc.)

정지시키다

jeongjisikida

(to stop or slow a process etc.)

체포하다

chepohada

(to take into legal custody)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.