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    Arrestada (en. Arrested)

    /aɾesˈtaða/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    State of a person who has been detained by the police or competent authority.
    The arrested person was taken to the police station for questioning.
    La arrestada fue llevada a la comisaría para ser interrogada.
    Reference to a specific person who has been detained.
    The arrested person is a suspect in the theft.
    La arrestada es una sospechosa de robo.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'arrest', which comes from the Latin 'arrestare'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    arrested by the police
    Detained by the police force.
    arrestada por la policía
    to be arrested
    To be captured or detained by the law.
    ser arrestada
    arrested in flagrante
    Detained at the moment the crime is committed.
    arrestada en flagrancia

    Related Words

    arrest
    To detain someone for legal reasons.
    arrestar
    detention
    Action of detaining someone.
    detención
    crime
    Action that infringes the law.
    delito

    Slang Meanings

    Caught
    Juan saw the arrested person and said it was a police catch.
    Juan la vio a la arrestada y dijo que era una cachada de la policía.
    Snatched
    The arrested person was caught in the act of the crime.
    La arrestada fue una pillada en el acto del delito.