under arrest — {adj. phr.} Held by the police. * /The man believed to have robbed the bank was placed under arrest./ * /The three boys were seen breaking into the school building and soon found themselves under arrest./ …   Dictionary of American idioms
 
under arrest — {adj. phr.} Held by the police. * /The man believed to have robbed the bank was placed under arrest./ * /The three boys were seen breaking into the school building and soon found themselves under arrest./ …   Dictionary of American idioms
 
under arrest — index arrested (apprehended), in custody Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary
 
under arrest — phrasal : in legal custody : arrested * * * under arrest Having been apprehended by legal authority, held in custody • • • Main Entry: ↑arrest …   Useful english dictionary
 
under arrest — stopped and taken away by the police, busted    Jean, you are under arrest. What for, sir? For stealing a loaf of bread …   English idioms
 
under arrest — held by police in connection with a crime. Police claim they have one of the gunmen under arrest …   New idioms dictionary
 
under arrest — phrasal in legal custody …   New Collegiate Dictionary
 
under arrest — adjective Arrested or being arrested …   Wiktionary
 
under arrest — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. arrested, caught, apprehended, taken into custody, seized, taken in, handcuffed, confined, jailed, imprisoned, detained, shut up, penned up, put in irons, sent to prison, sent to jail, busted*, pinched*, booked*,… …   English dictionary for students
 
under arrest — arrested; imprisoned …   English contemporary dictionary