Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with arrest in American Collocation
arrest
noun
countable/uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/əˈrest/
arbitrary
false
lawful
mass
unlawful
wrongful
Several people complained of arbitrary arrests and shootings.
arrest someone
carry out
effect
make
place someone under
put someone under
More than a hundred arrests were made and hundreds of computers seized.
You’re under arrest.
try to avoid being arrested
avoid
escape
evade
resist
At no time did he resist arrest.
be likely to be arrested
face
fear
risk
Risking arrest and imprisonment, he smuggles her back to England.
number
series
string
wave
Over the last year there has been a wave of arrests.