Arrest
Arrest verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: the inept robber was promptly arrested by the off-duty policeman he had tried to hold up
Imprison and arrest are semantically related. in take into authorized custody topic. In some cases you can use "Imprison" instead a verb "Arrest".
Imprison
Imprison verb - To put in or as if in prison.
Usage example: in this society, we try to imprison criminals so that they can't do any more harm
Arrest and imprison are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrest" instead a verb "Imprison".
Nearby Words: imprisonment, imprisoning
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- This is demonstrated in VI when they immediately arrest and imprison the Spectros without bothering to hear them out.
Source: Fan Fic / My Little Unicorn -
In the Little Lulu cartoon "Musica-Lulu", Lulu sneaks out to play baseball instead of practicing her violin, and when knocked out by a foul ball, she wakes up in a land of musical instruments, who arrest, try and imprison her for her misdeed.
Source: All Just a Dream -
All Just a Dream: In the cartoon "Musica-Lulu", Lulu sneaks out to play baseball instead of practicing her violin, and when knocked out by a foul ball, she wakes up in a land of musical instruments, who arrest, try and imprison her for her misdeed.
Source: Comic Strip / Little Lulu
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