Arrest and Conflict

Arrest

Arrest noun - The act of taking into one's control by authority of law.

Conflict and arrest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Conflict" instead a noun "Arrest".

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Conflict

Conflict noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.

Arrest and conflict are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrest" instead a noun "Conflict".

Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted

How words are described

physical physical arrest physical conflict
particular particular arrest particular conflict
initial initial arrest initial conflict
open open arrest open conflict
Other adjectives: brutal, actual, real, big, potential, major, driving, immediate, minor, further, impending, last, recent, previous, upcoming.

Common collocations

man arrest man conflict man
monster arrest monster conflict monster

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Samurai Cop The entire "conflict" of this movie is the LAPD not being able to arrest the Katana Gang due to lack of evidence.
  • Sunshine: After Con and Rae take down Bo, the police turn up just in time to arrest them for being at the scene of the conflict.
  • Tired of the pesky cultists taking over his city, he uses Kirin to force them into conflict and justify their arrest, and then disposes of Kirin after the job's done.
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