under arrest
Example Sentences
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One man tries to film the scene as an officer marches toward him and shouts, “You go back there one more time and I’m going to put you under arrest!”
From Slate
Dozens, possibly hundreds, of opposition leaders and critics remain in exile or under arrest.
From Barron's
Two of the crew members were on Thursday placed under arrest and two others were placed under a travel ban, police said, refusing to disclose their nationalities or roles in the crew.
From Barron's
Alexander Butyagin is under arrest in Warsaw, awaiting a Polish court decision on a request to extradite him to Ukraine.
From BBC
The Bulgarian was freed but the Latvian charged and placed under arrest in the investigation.
From Barron's
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