arrestation

Meaning

arrest (“The act of arresting a criminal, suspect, etc.”)

Concepts

arrest

detention

apprehension

custody

capture

catch

cop

roundup

confinement

hold a person in custody

bust

collar

pinch

taking into custody

get

halt

hold

under arrest

detainment

habeas corpus

seizure

sequestration

takeover

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.ʁɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/

Etymology

From Middle French arrestation. Equivalent to arrêter + -ation. The noun, being of a more formal register, was standardised with a Latinate pronunciation, while the verb has the popular form with loss of preconsonantal s.

Sentences

Sung-nam, un jeune peintre coréen , doit , pour échapper à une arrestation fuir son pays .

Sung-nam, a young Korean painter, must flee his country to escape arrest.