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Discover LudwigThe phrase "arresting him" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is being taken into custody by law enforcement.
Example: "The police arrived at the scene and began arresting him for his involvement in the robbery."
Alternatives: "taking him into custody" or "detaining him".
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"You're going to resist?" the officer said before arresting him.
Police said they would bail the manager after arresting him.
"By arresting him, authorities have made things difficult for themselves.
There were the police officers arresting him for trespassing.
When he asked those officers to identify themselves, he said, they replied by arresting him.
Then he swiped his credit card to pay me for arresting him.
While arresting him on the burglary charge in January 2005, police also found drugs.
A detective was arresting him for another crime and he resisted.
I hadn't even realized they had stopped him, let alone that they were arresting him.
Mr. Karim said he was suspicious that the officer was intent on arresting him.
His hearing never recovered after policemen clubbed him with rifles on arresting him in 1965.
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