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Translation

to arrest

Word origin

From the international arrest family, French arreter and English arrest, from Vulgar Latin arrestare ('to make stay'), built on Latin restare ('to remain'). To arrest someone is literally to stop them where they stand.

Origin
Latin, via French and international arrest
Root
arrestare
English cognates
arrest, rest

Examples

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The police arrested the man yesterday.

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He was arrested for the crime.

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They arrested her because she stole money.

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This word is part of lesson 24.