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Meaning of Arrest | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
əˈɹɛst

Definitions

  1. A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
    countable, uncountable
  2. arrest, confinement, detention
  3. The condition of being stopped, standstill.
    countable, uncountable
  4. The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
    countable, uncountable
  5. A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
    countable, uncountable
  6. A device to physically arrest motion.
    countable, uncountable
  7. The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
    countable, uncountable
  8. Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  9. A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca həbs
Беларуская арышт затрыма́нне
Bosanski bat gripa
Català arrest arrestar
Čeština vazba zadržet zatčení zatknout
Cymraeg arestiad arestio
Esperanto aresti aresto
Eesti arreteerima
Euskara atxilotu
Gaeilge coisc gábh
Galego deter
ગુજરાતી ગિરફતારી
עברית מעצר עצר
Hrvatski bat gripa
Italiano arrestare arresto
Kurdî areş
Lietuvių suimti
Македонски апсење апси уапси
മലയാളം പിടികൂടുക
Bahasa Melayu ares
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဖမ်း
Shqip arrestoj
Српски bat gripa
Svenska arrestera bromsa fånga gripa stoppa
Kiswahili kukamata nasa
தமிழ் கைது
Tagalog pagdakip
اردو پکڑنا
Tiếng Việt bát bắt giữ

Examples

“cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest”
“State police made a total of 15 drug-related arrests across the city.”
“The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., […] were sad arrests to his troubled spirit.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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