arrest
verb (used with object)
to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody.
has arrested
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present perfectof arrest (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has dramatically increased its operations and has arrested thousands of people suspected of immigration offenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Georgia’s Department of Corrections has arrested 18 staff and 92 civilians this year for smuggling contraband into prisons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Sheinbaum has arrested dozens of local officials accused of wrongdoing, including some affiliated with Morena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Nepal has arrested six people after an investigation into fraudulent helicopter rescues of travellers in the Himalayan nation in a $1.69 million insurance scam, police said Monday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The new Prefect of the Police has arrested Felix Pyat and other leaders of the riot of last Monday.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
