3syllables
arrested
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Definitions ofarrested
1verb
- To stop the motion of (a person or animal).
- To stay, remain.
- To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
- To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
Example: "The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry."
- To catch the attention of.
- To undergo cardiac arrest.
1adjective
- Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely.
- Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.
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