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arrests

Sayuh-RESTS/əˈɹɛsts/

2 meanings of arrests

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of arrest. Use this form when you mean more than one arrest.

    Police made several arrests after the protest.

    The number of arrests rose sharply last year.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person form of arrest. Use it after he, she, or it in the present.

    The officer arrests anyone who refuses to leave the scene.

    She always arrests suspects calmly and reads them their rights.

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arrests is a form of arrest

arrest, noun: The act of catching and holding someone because they may have broken the law. Full entry

Forms
arrestarrests plural
Spelling
arrest → arrests: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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