Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

under arrest

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: un-der- ar-rest
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Arrested by the police.

Example Sentences

"be under arrest"
"place under arrest"
"put someone under arrest"
"‘Observation Officer of the Z12Q, attention!’ snapped from the tight-beam headquarters communicator. ‘Cut off those spy rays and report yourself under arrest for treason!’"
"Three men got out and surrounded Mr Chard. They were police officers, and he was under arrest, charged with taking indecent pictures of his children under the Protection of Children Act 1978 (POCA)."
"On Friday, the Thai police said he was under arrest and charged as a pedophile after computer experts had unswirled the digitally altered face in a virtuoso act of electronic decoding."

Phrases

am I under arrest

Questions

What does under arrest mean?: Arrested by the police.

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