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arrest

verb/əˈrest/ (uh-REST)Level B1

(of the police) to take someone into custody because they may have broken the law

When the police arrest someone, they take the person to a police station to question them or charge them with a crime.

arrest meaning in Hindi

गिरफ़्तार करना; क़ानून तोड़ने के शक में पुलिस का किसी को हिरासत में लेना

जब पुलिस किसी को arrest करती है, तो वह उस व्यक्ति को पूछताछ के लिए या अपराध का आरोप लगाने के लिए थाने ले जाती है।

Examples

Police arrested two men for stealing mobile phones at the railway station.पुलिस ने रेलवे स्टेशन पर मोबाइल फ़ोन चुराने के आरोप में दो लोगों को गिरफ़्तार किया।
The businessman was arrested on charges of fraud.उस व्यवसायी को धोखाधड़ी के आरोपों में गिरफ़्तार किया गया।

Synonyms & antonyms

detaintake into custodyapprehendholdreleasefree

Memory trick

The police say, 'No REST for you now!' The thief's rest ends with an ar-REST.

💡 Did you know?

The word arrest comes from an old French term meaning to stop or stay. It originally described stopping someone in their tracks during a legal process.

Word origin

From Old French arester, 'to stop, stay', from Latin ad-, 'to', + restare, 'to remain'. Stopping someone from moving on became taking them into custody.

Other meanings

noun the act of the police taking someone into custody

noun a person who has been arrested by the police

adjective so striking that it catches and holds your attention

arrest meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दी	गिरफ़्तार करना; क़ानून तोड़ने के शक में पुलिस का किसी को हिरासत में लेना
Arabic · العربية	يعتقل، يقبض على؛ تأخذ الشرطة شخصًا يُشتبه في مخالفته القانون
French · Français	arrêter, interpeller (police)
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia	menangkap; polisi menahan seseorang yang diduga melanggar hukum
Chinese · 中文	逮捕；拘留（警方因涉嫌违法将某人带走）