arrested
Stopped by police
Arrested is the past tense of arrest, meaning stopped or taken into custody.
Police arrest suspects; cardiac arrest stops the heart.
Arrested also describes development that has halted prematurely: arrested development suggests someone whose emotional or psychological growth stalled at an earlier stage.
He was arrested for shoplifting.
Wholly absorbed by something
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
- grippedHeld with pressure
- mesmerizedHeld in rapt attention
spellbound · caught · held · frozen · struck · seized · stopped · startled
Locking wrist restraints
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- bailCourt-set release payment
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
prosecution · defendant · plea · guilty · innocent · trial · verdict · sentencing
Temporary official holding
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- jailDetention facility
- confinementState of being restricted
remand · lockup · captivity · holding · cell · inmate · prisoner · apprehend
Arrested in development
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- delayedMade to wait longer
- inhibitedHeld back by self-consciousness
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
underdeveloped · immature · fixated · regressed · blocked · impeded · hindered · retarded
Complete sudden stop
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
interrupted · blocked · stalled · standstill · checked · immobilized · discontinued · impeded
captivated
Wholly absorbed by something
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
- grippedHeld with pressure
mesmerized · spellbound · caught · held · frozen · struck · seized · stopped · startled · stunned
handcuffs
Locking wrist restraints
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- bailCourt-set release payment
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
indictment · prosecution · defendant · plea · guilty · innocent · trial · verdict · sentencing · conviction
detention
Temporary official holding
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- imprisonmentLegal detention in jail
- jailDetention facility
confinement · remand · lockup · captivity · holding · cell · inmate · prisoner · apprehend · capture
stunted
Arrested in development
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- delayedMade to wait longer
- inhibitedHeld back by self-consciousness
incomplete · underdeveloped · immature · fixated · regressed · blocked · impeded · hindered · retarded · suspended
halt
Complete sudden stop
suspended · interrupted · blocked · stalled · standstill · checked · immobilized · discontinued · impeded · inhibited
- criminal traitsconvicted, guilty, accused, wanted, fugitive
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, incarcerated
- suspectssuspect, accused, prime suspect, person of interest, alleged
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- stagnationstagnation, standstill, stasis, deadlock, stalemate
- possessionowned, acquired, possessed, kept, retained
arrestedreleased
Set free from confinement
freed · liberated · let go · discharged · paroled
arrestedcontinued
Went on without stopping
progressing · advancing · developing · ongoing · accelerated
arrestedfree
Without payment or restriction
unrestrained · unconfined · uncuffed · liberated · released
- under arrestHeld by authorities
- house arrestCourt-ordered domestic detention
- citizens' arrestsPrivate persons detaining suspects
- arrest warrantJudicial order authorizing detention
- citizen's arrestCivilian detaining suspected criminal
- cardiac arrestAbrupt cessation of circulation
arrest, arresting, arrested development, arrests, arrestable, arrestee, rearrest, arrestees, arrester