Collocations for "arresting"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "arresting" in context.
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arrest
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- arrested in [Miami, France]
- arrested on the [border, run]
- arrested on [charges, suspicion] of
- arrested for [possession, breaking and entering, drunk driving]
- arrested by [police, authorities, security forces]
- arrested and [charged, convicted, prosecuted, detained]
- arrested the [man, suspect, defendant, robber]
- arrested her in [connection, response] to
- [should, could, will] be arrested
- arrest the [movement, growth, development]
- arrested by the [recession, strict measures, new laws]
- [development, growth] was arrested (by)
- arrested [by a poor diet, prematurely]
- [false, wrongful, unjust, lawful, police, citizen's] arrest
- made an arrest in [Chicago]
- made an arrest [last night]
- made [50] arrests (on, at, when)
- made an arrest on [suspicion, charges] of
- made an arrest in [connection with, response to]
- have [5, no] arrests on my record
- have a warrant for his arrest
- tried to avoid arrest by
- is [avoiding, fleeing] arrest
- you're under arrest!
- have been placed under arrest
- [placed, put, held, kept, is] under house arrest
- went into [cardiac, respiratory] arrest
- died from a [cardiac] arrest
- the arrest of [decay, an illness]
- an arrest warrant
'arresting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):