Arrested and Held

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Arrested adjective - Taken and held prisoner.

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Held and arrested are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Held" instead the word "Arrested" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: arrest, arresting, arrester

Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.

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Arrested and held are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrested" instead the word "Held" as a verb or an adjective.

While Lord Asriel was arrested and held in Svalbard, he was also aided by those who were holding him.

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Morden come on the station, knowing he had been on the same ship as his wife Anna when it exploded, he has him arrested and held without cause or proof.

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However, for "insufficiently supporting the regime," he was arrested and held at three concentration camps, including Dachau, until he was liberated by American troops.

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