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English to Spanish Dictionary

arrest Meaning in Spanish (arrest significado en español)

arrestar, detener
arrestar in English:arrest
Phonetic:ar-res-tar
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de arrest en español es arrestar, detener. (Detener a alguien por autoridad legal y ponerlo bajo)

Definitions of Arrest

  1. 1
    verb
    detener

    To seize someone by legal authority and take them into custody, usually as a result of a suspected crime.

    Detener a alguien por autoridad legal y ponerlo bajo

  2. 2
    noun

    The act of seizing someone by legal authority and taking them into custody.

  3. 3
    verb

    To stop or check the progress or development of something, often suddenly.

Example Sentences

casual

“The police made an arrest after a long investigation.”

casual

“They plan to arrest the suspect early in the morning.”

formal

“The new medication can arrest the spread of the disease.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensearrested
present participlearresting
pluralarrests
agent nounarrestor

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

under arrestexpression

Being held by the police or other legal authority.

house arrestcollocation

Confinement of a person to their home instead of a prison.