arrest
verb (used with object)
to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody.
arrested
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past participleof arrest.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof arrest.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
arrestverb (used with object)to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody.
Example Sentences
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Security forces in Zambia have seized weapons and arrested 11 people, including senior opposition figures, allegedly involved in an insurrection plot, the government has said.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Police have arrested a man and woman on suspicion of arson in connection with the Stoke-on-Trent fire.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
He was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on December 9 following a tip from staff at a McDonald's restaurant, after a days-long manhunt.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
After a frantic dayslong manhunt, he was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Penn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
When he was arrested, the police found less than a couple of francs in his wallet—the equivalent of ten dollars today.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
