English-Italian translations for arrest

• arrestare
  Arrestare l'opposizione è un segnale ancor più forte. Arresting the opposition is an even stronger signal.
  Lo invitiamo ad arrestare coloro che hanno fomentato le violenze. We call on it to arrest those involved in inciting violence.
  La tendenza del momento consiste nell'arrestare quanti esprimono la propria visione politica. The current trend is to arrest people for expressing political views.
• imprigionare
  Noi li prendiamo sul serio, ma se vogliono avviare un dialogo serio con l'Unione europea, non possono continuare ad imprigionare i loro concittadini, per non parlare della questione del Tibet! If the Chinese Government is serious about its dialogue with the European Union, it must not follow up these meetings with more waves of arrests, not to mention its position on the Tibetan question.
• incarcerare
• mettere in prigione

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