under arrest

*under arrest

arrested and in the custody of the police in preparation for the filing of a charge. (*Typically: be ~; put someone ~.) Stop where you are! You are under arrest! Am I under arrest, officer? What did I do?

under arrest

held by police in connection with a crime Police claim they have one of the gunmen under arrest.

under arrest

In police custody, as in They put him under arrest and charged him with stealing a car. [Late 1300s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aleixo	ə-LAY-shoo (Portuguese), a-LAY-shaw (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Yilmaz	yil-MAHZ	Turkish
Glynis	-	Welsh
Fermin	-	Basque
Agatha	AG-ə-thə (English)	English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Pamella	PAM-ə-lə	English