arrest in English: To take someone away and hold them, as the police do to a person they think has broken the law. (verb)

Translation

To take someone away and hold them, as the police do to a person they think has broken the law.

Word origin

From Old French arester, meaning to stop or hold back, from Latin restare, to stay.

Verb typeregular (arrest, arrests, arrested)

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The police are almost always the ones who "arrest" someone.

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"Arrest" takes a person as its object.

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The passive "was arrested" is very common in news reports.

police

The official group of people whose job is to stop crime and keep people safe.

officer

A person with a job of power in the police, the army, or a large office.

law

A rule made by a country that everyone must follow.

catch

To take hold of something that is moving through the air with your hands.

stop

To not move or not do something any more, or to make this happen.

bust

To break something, or, in informal English, for the police to catch someone.

warrant

An official paper signed by a judge that lets the police search a place or arrest someone.

policeman

A man who is a member of the police.

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