arrest
verb (used with object)
to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody.
prearrest
-
a word derived from
arrest.
Example Sentences
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The safeguard against compulsory self-incrimination also came in for a little tightening: from now on, the prosecution can attack a criminal defendant's credibility by commenting on his prearrest silence.
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