Arrest and Confront

Arrest

Arrest verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

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

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Confront verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.

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Arrest and confront are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrest" instead a verb "Confront".

person	arrest person	confront person
friend	arrest friend	confront friend
man	arrest man	confront man
guy	arrest guy	confront guy
Other words: wife, group, gang, team, time, suspect, bad, monster, villain, boss, murderer, killer, son, friends, guys, heroes, villains.

A bad character who was once good can redeem themselves in the last act by Taking the Bullet that was meant for The Hero, thus expunging all their previous evil, avoiding forcing The Hero to arrest or confront him, and avoiding any real life penalties like disgrace and jail.

Source: Heroic Sacrifice
Earlier on, Jack Bauer and the rest of the cast confront and arrest conspirators because they disobeyed presidential orders, even though they had a very good reason to do so; this is portrayed as a heinous crime that Jack frowns upon.

Source: Series / 24
Also from the fifth book, the scene where Dolores Umbridge and her cronies confront Dumbledore in his office and then try to arrest him.

Source: Eccentric Mentor

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