English-French translations for arrest

• arrêter
  Nous l’invitons à arrêter les personnes qui incitent à la violence. We call on it to arrest those involved in inciting violence.
  La Serbie peut et doit faire davantage pour les arrêter. Serbia can, and must, do a lot more to arrest them.
  La tendance actuelle consiste à arrêter des gens coupables d'avoir exprimé leurs opinions politiques. The current trend is to arrest people for expressing political views.
• arrestation
  Arrestation du dissident chinois Hu Jia (vote) Arrest of Chinese dissident Hu Jia (vote)
  Arrestation du dissident chinois Hu Jia (débat) Arrest of Chinese dissident Hu Jia (debate)
  Il faut mettre un terme à l'enlèvement et à l'arrestation de journalistes. The abduction and arrest of journalists must end.
• attraper
• emprisonner
• mettre en prison

Definition of arrest

• A check, stop, an act or instance of arrest#Verb|arresting something
• The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc
• A device to physically arrest motion
• Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise
• A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
• To stop the motion of .
• To stay, remain.
• To stop or slow .
• To seize with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
• To catch the attention of.
• To undergo cardiac arrest

Examples

• The police have arrested a suspect in the murder inquiry.

Related words

• arrested
• arresting
• arrestee
• arrester
• arrestin
• arrest warrant
• arrest attention
• arrester hook
• arrested person