arrestation

Definitions of arrestation
  1. noun
    holding by the police
    synonyms: détentation
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    type of:
    détention, emprisonnement
    the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
  2. noun
    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    synonyms: butin
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    type of:
    prise de possession, saisie
    the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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