Arrest and Refusal

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Arrest noun - The act of taking into one's control by authority of law.

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Refusal is an antonym for arrest in taking into custody topic.

Nearby Words: arresting, arrested, arrester

Refusal noun - An unwillingness to grant something asked for.

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Arrest is an antonym for refusal.

Nearby Words: refuse, refused, refusing, refuser

public	public arrest	public refusal
initial	initial arrest	initial refusal
subsequent	subsequent arrest	subsequent refusal
bizarre	bizarre arrest	bizarre refusal
Other adjectives: occasional, previous, sudden.

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