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