Arrest and Control

Arrest

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

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

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Control

Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Usage example: you must learn to control your temper

Arrest and control are semantically related in restriction topic. Sometimes you can use "Arrest" instead the word "Control" as a verb or a noun.

How words are described

good good arrest good control
physical physical arrest physical control
full full arrest full control
mass mass arrest mass control
Other adjectives: perfect, actual, real, permanent, under, voluntary.

Common collocations

person arrest person control person
character arrest character control character
group arrest group control group
fate arrest fate control fate
Other words: team, time, characters, anyone, everyone, agents.

Both words in one sentence

  • Whitey wins, after helping the FBI arrest the Italians, and takes total control of organized crime in the city.
    Source: Mob War
  • Series / The Benny Hill Show In one episode, there are a lot of female officers standing around as crowd control; Benny, Jackie and McGee are three burglars just placed under arrest by their male counterparts.
  • Series / The Last Ship In "Resistance," President Oliver and the crew of the Nathan James arrest Castillo and take control, turning the entire west coast into The Remnant of the legitimate US government.
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