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Collocations for arrest - noun

ADJECTIVE

false, wrongful
arbitrary
mass
citizen's
He grabbed the intruder by the arm and said, ‘I am making a citizen's arrest.’
house
Following the coup, the leaders were put under house arrest.
drug, drug-related, marijuana (esp. AmE)
drunk-driving, felony (both AmE)

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VERB + arrest

make
place sb under, put sb under
order
Some members of the Convention ordered the arrest of Robespierre.
lead to
A reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of the murderer.
face
She faced arrest and prison if she returned to the country.
avoid, escape, evade (esp. BrE)
resist
He was charged with resisting arrest.
protest (AmE)

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arrest + NOUN

warrant
record (AmE)
Many of the teenagers in the neighborhood already have arrest records.
rate
The country's juvenile crime arrest rate increased by 25%. (esp. AmE)

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PREPOSITION

under arrest
The man is now under arrest in Rio.
arrest for
They made ten arrests for possession of drugs.

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PHRASES

the power of arrest
The government may remove the power of arrest from military police.
a warrant for sb's arrest

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Collocations for arrest - verb

Arrest is used with these nouns as the subject:
authority, officer, police, policeman

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Arrest is used with these nouns as the object:
alien, decline, demonstrator, deterioration, development, murderer, protester, suspect

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