# arrests

Pronunciation: say "uh-RESTS" /əˈɹɛsts/

## Noun

1. Plural of arrest. — plural of arrest
   - Simple: Plural of arrest. Use this form when you mean more than one arrest.
   - _The two arrests were made within minutes of each other._
   - _Reporters questioned the chief about the recent wave of arrests downtown._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of arrest. — third-person singular simple present indicative of arrest
   - Simple: Third-person form of arrest. Use it after he, she, or it in the present.
   - _The cold weather arrests the spread of the disease in winter months._
   - _Whenever a deputy arrests someone, the booking is logged immediately._

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