Arrest and Kill

Arrest

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

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

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Kill verb - To attract or delight as if by magic.

Usage example: with his dark good looks he would positively kill the ladies

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Arrest and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrest" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

good	good arrest	good kill
particular	particular arrest	particular kill
perfect	perfect arrest	perfect kill
brutal	brutal arrest	brutal kill
Other adjectives: actual, real, successful, big, bad, quick, potential, easy, major, immediate, final, highest, last, latter, occasional, recent, stealth, attempted.

person	arrest person	kill person
friend	arrest friend	kill friend
character	arrest character	kill character
man	arrest man	kill man
Other words: guy, wife, men, family, someone, time, monster, boss, brother, anyone, everyone, son, friends, enemies.

Faced with the Sadistic Choice to arrest/kill Dexter, or kill LaGuerta, Deb chooses to save her brother.

Source: Series / Dexter
However, instead of wanting to arrest or kill them, he demanded to know why they ran off and didn't ask for his help.

Source: Inspector Javert
Typically, it was to get the other's location so they could send superhuman agents to arrest/kill each other.

Source: Dueling Hackers

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