# arrested

Pronunciation: say "uh-RES-tid" /əˈɹɛstɪd/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of arrest. — simple past and past participle of arrest
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of arrest. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Officers arrested the suspect after a brief chase through the alley._
   - _She was arrested at the protest and held overnight._

## Adjective

2. Currently held under arrest, or having been formally charged with a criminal offense.
   - Simple: Being held by the police after being caught or charged with a crime.
   - _The arrested suspect requested a lawyer before answering any questions._
   - _Police transported the arrested individuals to the county jail overnight._
3. Having been stopped or kept from developing further; halted before reaching completion.
   - Simple: Stopped or kept from growing or developing before it is finished.
   - _The pediatrician noted arrested development in the child's motor skills._
   - _Decades of isolation produced an economy in an arrested, almost frozen condition._

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