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
Catriona	ka-TREE-na, ka-TREE-o-na	Irish, Scottish
Kathrin	KAHT-reen	German
Draper	['dreipə]
&Thorn;ÓRa	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Gopinath	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
Carine	ka-REEN	French