arrest
Example Sentences
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Also on Saturday, Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the house arrest of 10 officials for participating in his coup attempt.
From BBC
Carroll, 36, who now plays for National League South side Dagenham and Redbridge, was arrested in April with the alleged offence said to have been committed a month earlier.
From BBC
Before and after the March bloodshed, authorities carried out a massive arrest campaign in predominantly Alawite areas, which are also former Assad strongholds.
From Barron's
With protests being held across the country almost daily, pressure has been growing on Bangladesh's interim government to arrest the killers of Hadi, who was set to contest general elections in February next year.
From Barron's
However he was tracked down to an apartment in Hulme within 24 hours and arrested by armed officers.
From BBC
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