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false arrest

false arrest noun: the act of holding someone in custody without reasonable grounds.

Noun

false arrest (countable and uncountable, plural false arrests)

  1. The act of holding someone in custody without reasonable grounds.

Forms of false arrest

pluralfalse arrests

Questions about false arrest

What does false arrest mean?
False arrest means the act of holding someone in custody without reasonable grounds.
What part of speech is false arrest?
False arrest is a noun.
What is the plural of false arrest?
The plural of false arrest is false arrests.

Words near false arrest in the dictionary

  1. false alder
  2. false analogies
  3. false analogy
  4. false antechinus
  5. false antechinuses
  6. false arrest
  7. false arrests
  8. false asphodel
  9. false attack
  10. false attacks
  11. false balance

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