DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

arrest.

arrest (the process of holding back a suspect)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[aˈʁasd̥][aˈʁɑsd̥]

arrest (the process of holding back a suspect)
common-gender
confinement, detention (a short-time prison)
common-gender

Where this word comes from

Via German Arrest from Middle French arrest (“arrest”) (French arrêt), derived from the verb arrester (“to hold back, arrest”) (arrêter), borrowed to Danish arrestere.

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