Arrests
/ˈærɛsts/
Definitions
- (n.) The act of depriving a person of liberty by legal authority, usually to charge or detain them.
The police made several arrests at the protest.
Forms
- arrest
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Commentary
'Arrests' is primarily used as the plural of 'arrest'; the substantive meaning is found under the lemma 'arrest'.
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