Arrest
Arrest noun - The act of taking into one's control by authority of law.
Spell
Spell noun - A sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder.
Usage example: a dizzy spell that caused me to fall
How words are described
| good | good arrest | good spell |
| particular | particular arrest | particular spell |
| instant | instant arrest | instant spell |
| actual | actual arrest | actual spell |
| Other adjectives: real, big, bad, protective, final, minor, last, failed, botched. | ||
Common collocations
| time | arrest time | spell time |
| characters | arrest characters | spell characters |
| monster | arrest monster | spell monster |
| everyone | arrest everyone | spell everyone |
| Other words: enemies. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Negi does this to the group of Ariadne guards when they attempt to arrest him, by combining a disarming spell with his Black Magic.
Source: Defeat by Modesty -
Vimes makes it a point to do it by the book and spell it out crystal clear to a perp he's in hot pursuit of: He is armed, and will respond with force if the perp continues to resist arrest.
Source: Discworld / The Fifth Elephant -
Since vampirism takes three days to fully take hold, and a very simple spell (or common potion) is all that's needed to arrest it, the majority of Tamrielic vampires wanted to turn into cannibalistic horrors.
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