under arrest

*under arrest

arrested and in the custody of the police in preparation for the filing of a charge. (*Typically: be ~; put someone ~.) Stop where you are! You are under arrest! Am I under arrest, officer? What did I do?

under arrest

held by police in connection with a crime Police claim they have one of the gunmen under arrest.

under arrest

In police custody, as in They put him under arrest and charged him with stealing a car. [Late 1300s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gosia	-	Polish
Florentius	-	Late Roman
Ale (1)	AH-le	Finnish, Italian, Spanish
FermÍN	-	Spanish
Lavanya	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
DeasÚN	-	Irish