arrest
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Sense: Noun: legal restraint
Synonyms:
apprehension, capture Collocations, detention, taking into custody, bust Collocations , pickup Collocations , restraining, confinement, imprisonment, incarceration, commitment Collocations, seizure Collocations
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Sense: Noun: act of stopping
Synonyms:
cease Collocations, cessation, check Collocations, checking, close Collocations, closure Collocations, halt Collocations, end Collocations, ending Collocations, finish Collocations, discontinuance, discontinuation, stay Collocations, staying, lapse Collocations, stop Collocations, stoppage, suspension, suppression, cutoff, cut-off, shutoff, shut-off, shutdown Collocations, termination Collocations, interruption
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Sense: Verb: seize legally
Synonyms:
apprehend, take into custody, place under arrest, hold Collocations, capture Collocations, detain, secure Collocations, seize Collocations, get Collocations , catch Collocations, nab , collar Collocations , grab Collocations, pick up , bust Collocations , nail Collocations , pinch Collocations, bag Collocations , nick Collocations , pull in, run in, restrain Collocations, take sb prisoner, incarcerate, imprison, jail Collocations, put sb in prison, put sb behind bars
Antonyms:
release Collocations, discharge Collocations, free Collocations, let go, let out on bail, let out on probation, let out on parole, make bail, spring Collocations, escape Collocations, escape custody, bust out , break out, go on the lam
Sense: Verb: stop
Synonyms:
stop Collocations, halt Collocations, check Collocations, stay Collocations, put an end to, restrain Collocations, restrict Collocations, stall Collocations, hold up, prevent Collocations, cease Collocations, discontinue, suspend, terminate Collocations, put a stop to
Antonyms:
continue Collocations, extend Collocations, prolong, carry on, keep going, speed up, spur Collocations, encourage Collocations, propel Collocations, persist