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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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The adults returned to the UK on 13 September 2023 and were arrested on their arrival at Gatwick airport.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

A U.S. soldier was charged in April over trades he allegedly made around the operation that arrested Venezuela’s former President Nicolás Maduro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He was arrested the following morning in room 207.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Jackson was arrested shortly before 11 p.m. after police responded to a call at a home in West Hills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Out of the four of us, Yakov was the last one I expected to get arrested.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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