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Discover LudwigThe phrase "arrest him for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when specifying the reason or charge for someone's arrest.
Example: "The police decided to arrest him for theft after gathering sufficient evidence."
Alternatives: "detain him for" or "apprehend him for".
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"We could technically arrest him for that," Tomer said.
A police officer was waiting when he returned to arrest him for theft.
They released him, only to arrest him for good on November 20th.
The officer threatened to arrest him for recruiting children for criminals.
But the bigger threat to Mr Karadzic may be a military operation to arrest him for trial in The Hague.
So does the decision of the Boston police to arrest him for it, on his way to the show's opening.
Human-rights groups abroad would like to arrest him for authorizing waterboarding, which he admitted to in his memoir.
They refused to arrest him for the same reasons the Nassau cops were hesitant to file a report.
"When he returned, I questioned him, thinking the cops were going to arrest him for spitting in the street.
In a moment of high comedy, the gardai nearly arrest him for breaching health and safety regulations.
He assured me that no cop would ever arrest him for beating a man who flashes children.
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