Arrest
Arrest verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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When former-assassin Tanica in The Dragon Doctors is returned to human form from being stuck as a tree for years, she fully expects Inspector Blue to arrest her on the spot.
Source: "Get out of Jail Free" Card - Since Mihoshi isn't exactly the brightest bulb on the tree, she can't remember the rest, thus making any attempts to take Ryoko prisoner risks violating her rights, leaving Ryoko free to crash at Tenchi's place without fear of arrest.
Source: I Surrender, Suckers -
She steals five cars plus one police motorcycle (yeah, plus a shovel and a tree), and she might have stolen more vehicles before the events of the film, she even admits to not have a driver's license, but it's not like the police ever show up at her place to arrest her.
Source: Film / Harold and Maude
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