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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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Police have arrested a man and woman on suspicion of arson in connection with the Stoke-on-Trent fire.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

A struggle ensues and the man is pulled down, with his trousers appearing to fall down, before he is arrested by officers in the garden of the property.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Earlier, the interior ministry said security agencies had arrested several suspects accused of plotting to interfere with the electoral system.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

A woman has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing the World War II Memorial in Washington, U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

In 1937, when Lilya was sixteen, her father, Vladimir Litvyak, was arrested, for crimes he’d supposedly committed against the Communist Party.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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