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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesarresto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aˈɾesto
"El sospechoso resistió el arresto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To seize someone by legal authority and take them into custody.
"The police had enough evidence to arrest the suspect."
- 1
The action of seizing someone and taking them into custody.
"The officer made a swift arrest outside the bank."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French verb 'arrester' (to stop, stay), which stems from the Vulgar Latin *arrestare, composed of the Latin 'ad-' (to, toward) and 'restare' (to remain, stay behind). Originally carrying the broad medical and mechanical sense of stopping movement or action, it evolved in Anglo-Norman legal terminology to denote the official apprehension of a person by legal authority.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Arrest" is said worldwide
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arrestation
Transliteration: aʁɛstasjɔ̃
"L'arrestation du suspect a eu lieu ce matin."
Festnahme
Transliteration: fɛstnaːmə
"Die Festnahme erfolgte ohne Widerstand."
arresto
Transliteration: arˈrɛsto
"La polizia ha eseguito un arresto."
arresto
Transliteration: aˈɾesto
"El sospechoso resistió el arresto."
prisão
Transliteration: pɾiˈzɐ̃w
"A polícia efetuou a prisão do suspeito."
गिरफ्तारी
Transliteration: giraftari
"पुलिस ने चोर की गिरफ्तारी कर ली।"
逮捕
Transliteration: dàibǔ
"警察对嫌疑人实施了逮捕。"
체포
Transliteration: chepo
"경찰은 용의자를 체포했다."
逮捕
Transliteration: taiho
"警察はその男を逮捕した。"
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