Arrest and Break

Arrest

Arrest noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: “hemostasis” is the technical term for arrest of bleeding

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Break and arrest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Break" instead the word "Arrest" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Break verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Usage example: the final vote broke the deadlock

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Arrest and break are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrest" instead the word "Break" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

good	good arrest	good break
full	full arrest	full break
mass	mass arrest	mass break
initial	initial arrest	initial break
Other adjectives: brutal, actual, real, big, infamous, quick, permanent, major, possible, final, minor, last, occasional, sudden.

There are legitimate reasons to break in (to arrest an inside contact or find info about hideouts), but you are never punished for causing trouble for a CIA 'ally' if you just mess around.

Source: Video Game / Covert Action
First, they arrest the guys for stuff they did last night, fair enough, they did break some laws.

Source: Police Are Useless / Film
An episode of Poltergeist: The Legacy had a priest break the secret of the confession of murders and future ones, leading to the killer's arrest and execution.

Source: Confessional

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