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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