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Taken Into Police Custody Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ARRESTED which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ARRESTED

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199%8Exact Match!
295%7Exact Match!
357%9 Offenders taken into police custody

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "ARRESTED" which means:

    noun
  • • The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
  • • The state of inactivity following an interruption
  • verb
  • • Take into custody
  • • Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
  • • Attract and fix
  • • Cause to come to an abrupt stop
  • adjective
  • • Having been stopped or prevented from developing; terminated prematurely.
  • • Having been placed under arrest, or having been charged with a crime.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The police arrested the suspect after a high-speed chase."
  • • "He was arrested for shoplifting at a local convenience store."

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Telegraph Cross Atlantic14 Sep 2023 Down 40
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