ARRESTATION Synonyms

• fearful expectation or anticipation

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• painful expectation

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• a complete failure

• the chest of a woman

• a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

• an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

• lacking funds

• ruin completely

• search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

• separate or cause to separate abruptly

• go to pieces

• break open or apart suddenly and forcefully

• the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

• a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

• any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle

• the act of taking of a person by force

• the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

• succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

• attract; cause to be enamored

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

• a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

• (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal

• anything worn or placed about the neck

• a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part

• the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

• a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it

• necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

• a figurative restraint

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• take into custody

• seize by the neck or collar

• furnish with a collar

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

• a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

• a mechanical device for gripping an object

• the act of catching an object with the hands

• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

• get hold of or seize quickly and easily

• make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand

• obtain illegally or unscrupulously

• take or grasp suddenly

• capture the attention or imagination of

• putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

• the state of being imprisoned

• the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

• the state of being imprisoned

• a painful or straitened circumstance

• an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

• a small sharp bite or snip

• a squeeze with the fingers

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• squeeze tightly between the fingers

• make ridges into by pinching together

• make off with belongings of others

• cut the top off

• irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

• a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

• the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

• the act of taking of a person by force

• the taking possession of something by legal process