arrestation
arrestation · arrestations
The act of arrestingThe act of arresting.: The act of stopping or slowing something (especially a process).
Meaning
3 sensesThe act of arresting.
(countable, uncountable)The act of stopping or slowing something (especially a process).
(countable, dated, uncountable)The act of catching someone's attention.
(countable, dated, uncountable)The act of arresting someone (taking them into legal custody).
Origin
From French arrestation, from Latin arrestatio.From French arrestation, from Latin arrestatio.
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Forms
plural: arrestations| Singular | arrestation |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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