Arrest and Permit

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Arrest

Arrest verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
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Antonyms for Arrest
Permit is an antonym for arrest in stop or slow topic.
Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Permit

Permit verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
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Synonyms for Permit
Antonyms for Permit
Arrest is an antonym for permit.
Nearby Words: permitted, permission, permissive, permissible, permitting
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How words are described

big big arrest big permit
driving driving arrest driving permit

Common collocations

person arrest person permit person
character arrest character permit character
anyone arrest anyone permit anyone
daughter arrest daughter permit daughter
Other words: agents, members.

Both words in one sentence

  • After Judy witness Nick and Finnick use the giant Popsicle she bought for them to sell them in smaller portions and sold the used Popsicle sticks as lumber to a construction site for small rodents, she tries to arrest Nick for selling food without a permit and false advertising.
    Source: Loophole Abuse / Animated Film
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