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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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Sturgeon – who was arrested as part of the police investigation into SNP finances but later told she would face no further action – said she had "no knowledge or suspicion whatsoever" about Murrell's crime.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Jonathan Andic, son of the founder of the Mango clothing empire, who has been arrested in Spain as part of an investigation into his father's 2024 death, has denied the accusation of murder.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Air Force Major Gerald Eddie Brown was arrested for allegedly violating arms-control laws by training Chinese military pilots in 2023, a recruitment arranged through Stratos Aviation despite Brown losing his pilot’s license in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Juan Carlos Ramirez, a U.S. citizen, filmed as they arrested his father.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Later, Kathy would tell me that while she wasn’t arrested, her roommate, Pat, was among those who were.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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