English-Portuguese translations for arrested

• preso
  Os dois responsáveis foram presos. The two perpetrators were arrested.
  O suspeito foi preso e posto em liberdade em Madrid e vai agora ser extraditado, depois de ter sido preso em Lisboa. Arrested and released in Madrid, he is now being extradited after arrest in Lisbon.
  Todos foram presos ou forçados a demitir-se. They have all been arrested or forced to resign.

Definition of arrested

• Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely

Related words

• arrestee
• arrester
• arrester hook
• arrested person
• lightning arrester