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arrest

Deprivation of personal liberty by legal authority to stop commission of a crime or to charge someone with violation of a criminal or civil law.

Federal laws, state laws, and local ordinances define circumstances under which individuals may be detained by law officers acting independently, court-issued warrants, or other individuals (citizen's arrest).



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The regulations are explicit, and if the Coldwater crosses thirty it devolves upon you to place Lieutenant Turck under arrest and immediately exert every endeavor to bring the ship back into Pan-American waters.
The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
"Edmond Dantes," replied the magistrate, "I arrest you in the name of the law
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
"I thought so," said he, "and I am sorry to announce that it is my painful duty to arrest you.
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