arrestation

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Bandy X. Lee: The authoritarian mindset is a familiar arrestation in or regression to an earlier stage of development.

From Salon • May 24, 2019

The other survivor joined Robespierre, and signed with him the warrant of my arrestation.

From Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence by Moody, Joel

"General, "Permit me to remind you that I am yet a prisoner in this place, and that it is now one year since my arrestation.

From The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Scott, Ernest

What evidences of "a fatal and stunting arrestation of development"!

From Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore by Elliot, Robert H. (Robert Henry)

And the scene in the house finished with the arrestation of myself.

From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Conway, Moncure Daniel