Arrested and Hung

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Arrested adjective - Taken and held prisoner.

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Hung and arrested are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hung" instead a verb "Arrested".

Nearby Words: arrest, arresting, arrester

Hung adjective - Bending downward or forward.

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Arrested and hung are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrested" instead a verb "Hung".

Toph's youngest daughter Suyin hung out with gangsters and was almost arrested for being a Getaway Driver.

Source: Former Teen Rebel
Had Gavilan hung back for a couple minutes, the two cops could have arrested Sartain without incident (as he was unarmed).

Source: Film / Hollywood Homicide
This has the superiority bit, since Wimsey is proving the police have arrested and tried the wrong person (a trial that thanks to Miss Murchson ended in a hung jury) by building a case against someone else.

Source: Distinguished Gentleman's Pipe

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