Arrestment
Arrestment noun - The act of taking or holding under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: the arrestment of the bank president for embezzlement was accomplished as quietly as possible
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Arrestment
Incarceration and arrestment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incarceration" instead a noun "Arrestment".
Incarceration
Incarceration noun - The state of being held in lawful custody.
Usage example: sentenced to six months of incarceration for dealing in narcotics
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Incarceration
Arrestment and incarceration are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrestment" instead a noun "Incarceration".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- commitment and arrestment
- commitment and incarceration
- pinch and arrestment
- pinch and incarceration
- hold and arrestment
- hold and incarceration
- check and arrestment
- check and incarceration
- custody and arrestment
- custody and incarceration
- apprehension and arrestment
- apprehension and incarceration
- bust and arrestment
- bust and incarceration
Cite this Source
Incarceration and Arrestment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrestment/incarceration
Arrestment & Incarceration. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrestment/incarceration>.
Incarceration or Arrestment. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/arrestment/incarceration.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "arrestment" and "incarceration" have occurred on timeline