Arrest
Arrest noun - The act of taking into one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: there have been only two arrests for driving while intoxicated in the county in the last six months
Confinement is a synonym for arrest in physical condition topic. In some cases you can use "Confinement" instead a noun "Arrest", when it comes to topics like imprisonment, taking into custody.
Confinement
Confinement noun - The act of confining or the state of being confined.
Usage example: some wild animals take to confinement very poorly
Arrest is a synonym for confinement in physical condition topic. Sometimes you can use "Arrest" instead a noun "Confinement", if it concerns topics such as imprisonment.
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Asuka has just won a battle and she is surrounded by a squad of armed guards who inform her that Commander Ikari has ordered her arrest and confinement.
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First Holy Knight Captain: So, theoretically, the Judgement Knight can't arrest the Sun Knight and hold him in solitary confinement.
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Confinement and Arrest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrest/confinement
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