Arrest and Finish

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

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Finish noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: an all-out fight right to the finish

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

Nearby Words: finished, finis, finishing, finisher

good	good arrest	good finish
perfect	perfect arrest	perfect finish
actual	actual arrest	actual finish
bad	bad arrest	bad finish
Other adjectives: quick, secret, final, botched.

time	arrest time	finish time
boss	arrest boss	finish boss

They would prefer she won (and thereby arrest Fate and recover the jewel seeds) but if she doesn't Chrono will step in and finish off the worn-out Fate.

Source: Anime / Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
However, the cops arrive to arrest the guy before Mick is able to finish the job.

Source: Vigilante Execution
Because it's Christmas, and because one of the parishoners pleads with him, he decides to allow the priest to finish saying Mass before making the arrest.

Source: Perp Walk

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