Sentence examples for arrested from inspiring English sources
The word "arrested" is correct and usable in written English
You can use the word "arrested" to mean "to take into custody by lawful authority", such as when a person is suspected of a crime. For example, "The man was arrested after the police found evidence linking him to the crime".
Migrants who have permission to be in the UK are avoiding seeking vital medical treatment for fear of being arrested, a charity has warned.
They were arrested as a result of the British policy of internment without trial in 1971 when thousands of suspects, mainly from Ireland's nationalist-republican community, were rounded up.
Gray died a week after he was arrested on 12 April, then handcuffed and shackled in the back of a police van without a seatbelt.
"They are very determined and say they believe the cause they are protesting about is so important that they are prepared to be arrested.
In November 2001, Slahi was arrested in Mauritania and taken to Amman by Jordanian armed forces.
Seven top Fifa officials were arrested in dawn raids at the Baur au Lac hotel on Wednesday and seven more were charged in the US over racketeering, money laundering and tax evasion.
The woman and the 30-year-old man were arrested at residential addresses in east London while the 24-year-old man was arrested at a business address in west London.
Ali, who was arrested on Monday, will appear at Westminster magistrates' court on Wednesday.
"I didn't know who I am or what is life all about," she said soon after being arrested.
To date, only one cabinet minister and a few junior officials have been arrested.
They were arrested on their way to Manchester airport to fly to Pakistan in March 2007.
