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arrested

ADJECTIVE
taken into custody
Synonyms


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All five of his alleged attackers were arrested over the weekend, a move welcomed by Marx's wife and family.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

She discovered that the event had been raided, she says, and some of her family and friends arrested by the IRGC.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

More than 770 people were arrested during weekend protests in France, the interior ministry said on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Notoriously corrupt Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli scarpered in similar fashion, though he was ultimately arrested by U.S. authorities in 2017 and sent back to serve a prison term.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

The four men were arrested and held in a Nashville Jail to await trial.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis


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