Arrested and Enfranchised

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Arrested adjective - Taken and held prisoner.

Usage example: a line of arrested suspects waiting to be booked on a variety of charges

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Enfranchised is an antonym for arrested.

Nearby Words: arrest, arresting, arrester

Enfranchised adjective - Endowed with the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote.

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Arrested is an antonym for enfranchised.

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Enfranchised and Arrested. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrested/enfranchised

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Enfranchised or Arrested. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrested/enfranchised.

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