arrests
Takes into custody
Arrests is the plural of arrest—instances of being taken into custody by legal authority: The police made several arrests during the protest.
It also works as a verb meaning to seize or stop: The photograph arrests your attention.
A cardiac arrest is when the heart stops beating.
Something that arrests development halts its progress.
Formal authorization document
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- pursuitAct of chasing something
capture · nab · roundup · sting · bounty hunter · wanted · police · sheriff
Locking wrist restraints
- custodyProtective care or control
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- jailDetention facility
imprisonment · detention · holding · lockup · cell · remand · interrogation · confinement
Formal charge from jury
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defendantParty facing charges
- bailCourt-set release payment
arraignment · plea · conviction · sentence · verdict · testimony · tribunal · judiciary
Cease all motion
- ceaseTo discontinue activity
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- interruptBreak in upon
- haltComplete sudden stop
check · impede · inhibit · stall · block · standstill · discontinue · curtail
Hold attention irresistibly
- rivetingCompletely holding one's attention
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- grippingHolding attention completely
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
engrossing · mesmerizing · spellbinding · transfixing · eye-catching · stunning · remarkable · unforgettable
Circulatory system's pump
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- CPREmergency revival technique
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
- flatlineShow no heartbeat
emergency · paramedic · shock · fibrillation · asystole · pulse · collapse · revival
warrant
Formal authorization document
pursuit · capture · nab · roundup · sting · bounty hunter · wanted · police · sheriff · constable
handcuffs
Locking wrist restraints
- custodyProtective care or control
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
jail · imprisonment · detention · holding · lockup · cell · remand · interrogation · confinement · inmate
indictment
Formal charge from jury
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defendantParty facing charges
bail · arraignment · plea · conviction · sentence · verdict · testimony · tribunal · judiciary · due process
stop
Cease all motion
halt · check · impede · inhibit · stall · block · standstill · discontinue · curtail · derail
captivate
Hold attention irresistibly
- rivetingCompletely holding one's attention
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- grippingHolding attention completely
compelling · engrossing · mesmerizing · spellbinding · transfixing · eye-catching · stunning · remarkable · unforgettable · dramatic
heart
Circulatory system's pump
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- CPREmergency revival technique
- resuscitationRestoring vital functions
flatline · emergency · paramedic · shock · fibrillation · asystole · pulse · collapse · revival · paddles
- criminal investigationsinvestigations, crime scene, crime scenes, crime scene investigation, crime scene analysis
- police workpatrol, stings, investigation, busts, investigations
- enforcementenforcement actions, crackdown, fines, enforcement agencies, penalties
- military policeMP, MPs, military police, shore patrol, provost
- oppressionoppression, tyranny, racism, repression, secret police
- repressionsecret police, torture, disappearances, detention camps, crackdown
arrestsreleases
Lets go or publishes
frees · liberates · discharges · lets go · sets free
arrestsstarts
Initiates an action
activates · initiates · accelerates · advances · triggers
arrestsrestarts
Initiates again after stopping
resuscitates · revives · resumes · restores · reactivates
- 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, arrestable, rearrest, arrester, cardiac arrest, under arrest