Definitions For Arrestment

verb

  • To use the power of the law to take and keep (someone, such as a criminal)
  • To stop the progress or movement of (something)
  • To attract and hold the attention of (someone or something)

noun

  • The act of legally taking and keeping someone (such as a criminal) : the act of arresting someone
  • An occurrence in which a part of the body suddenly stops working

Is Arrestments a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
15

The word Arrestment is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Arrestment in a Sentence

  • The police arrested him on drug charges.
  • The police officer said, “I'm arresting you in the name of the law.”
  • The drugs can't arrest the disease's progress, but they can slow it down considerably.
  • The police are investigating the case but they have not yet made any arrests.
  • She was charged with resisting arrest.
  • The information has led to the arrest of three suspects.

Antonyms for Arrestments

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