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arrests

arrests is the plural of arrest.

arrests is the third-person singular simple present indicative of arrest.

Meaning of arrest

Noun

arrest (countable and uncountable, plural arrests)

  1. A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
  2. The condition of being stopped, standstill.
    • cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest
  3. The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
    • State police made a total of 15 drug-related arrests across the city.
  4. A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
  5. A device to physically arrest motion.
  6. The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.

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Phrases with arrests

Questions about arrests

What is arrests the plural of?
Arrests is the plural of arrest.

Words near arrests in the dictionary

  1. arrestiveness
  2. arrestment
  3. arrestments
  4. arrestor
  5. arrestors
  6. arrests
  7. arret
  8. Arretine
  9. Arretines
  10. Arreton
  11. arrets

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