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arrest in Tagalog

pagdakip

/əˈɹɛst/

arrest in Tagalog: pagdakip. In English, arrest means a check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.

Tagalog words for arrest

legal: process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc
pagdakip
confinement, as after an arrest
pagdakip

English meaning of arrest

  1. noun A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
  2. noun The condition of being stopped, standstill.
  3. noun The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
  4. noun A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.

Full definition of arrest

arrest in a sentence

  • cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest
  • State police made a total of 15 drug-related arrests across the city.
  • The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry.

Synonyms of arrest

All synonyms of arrest

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Questions about arrest in Tagalog

What is the meaning of arrest in Tagalog?
Arrest in Tagalog is pagdakip.
Ano ang arrest sa Tagalog?
Arrest: pagdakip.
What does arrest mean in English?
Arrest means a check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arrest (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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